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| "Capnella
is probably my favorite of the commonly acquired 'softie'
category. I've had the specimen in image 1 for about
two years. It has grown to nearly twice its original
size since I placed it in it's current location, very
near the bottom of the tank, in moderate current. When
I had it higher (I was told these guys liked a lot of
light), it stayed tightly contracted most of the time.
Now it has another problem: My Sohal Tang. For some reason,
that fish simply LOVES to nip at the tips of this coral.
I don't think it's actually being eaten as I never see
any real damage to the piece but quite naturally it again
stays contracted during most of the day. Opens at night
while irritant fish is asleep. |
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| Capnella-imbricata
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| "As
for Capnella 2, this one currently resides in my
refugium. It actually DID prefer a higher light
area in the main tank but with real estate being
at a premium (and that chemical warfare thing),
I moved it over there rather than simply giving
it up. So far, it's doing pretty well despite getting
only 96W of light. Can't say that it's grown much
though. Probably not there long enough yet (3 months)
to determine any real effects. By the way, when
it was in the main tank, the Sohal never touched
it. In fact, it didn't touch either of them until
this one was moved... which is another reason #2
was moved and not #1...smarty!" |
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| Capnella-imbricata
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