whiskers!!

Discussion in 'Coral' started by VooDoo, May 2, 2011.

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  1. VooDoo

    VooDoo Fire Shrimp

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    I am so excited! this weekend I got my self a Duncanopsammia axifuga. otherwise known as a whisker coral. from what I understand they are quite rare in US tanks and I got this one at a great bargain! anywase I just wanted to share! :)
     

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  3. tank1970

    tank1970 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    I am amusing it's a lps?

    How big is it or does it get? Do you have to feed it like a sun coral?
     
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    VooDoo Fire Shrimp

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    This one is about an inch and a half tall with two polyps and they do have a skeletal structure. I'm not sure how big they get but if the conditions are right they split rather fast. They need trace elements and need to be tagged fed meaty foods
     
  5. SushiGirl

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    Very nice add.

    Didn't know they were rare, seems everyone around here has them. That's all I ever hear about is "my duncan this" and "my duncan that" LOL.
     
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  6. bvb-etf-luva

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    great looking frag my friend
     
  7. saints fan 420

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    theyre called duncans too, not rare at all in baton rouge..they go for 10$ a head..i have a decent size colony of them..they love to it meaty foods and when fed grow really fast..

    just wait till they grow, those tentacles will be super long and stringy, like whiskers..
     
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    oh i was not aware they were the same coral??
     
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