Nope, they're relatively harmless
.
What kills hammer corals?
Valuable Member. Yes,
torches can kill hammers
. They should be kept farther away from any other corals.
Can coral harm fish?
The corals won't hurt the fish
and they probably don't have enough biomass to mess anything up if they were to die. Unless the anemone's huge I wouldn't worry much about that either. The biggest problem is just transfer stress, whenever you move animals from tank to tank sometimes things die.
Do hammer corals sting?
Hammer corals do not sting
. Just be careful to not bump the heads on anything or they may die.
Can coral eat fish flakes?
Corals absorb all kinds of leftover material found in tank water
. This includes leftover fish food that goes uneaten in the tank and dissolves into the water. Water from your fish and other pets also help to feed your coral! In addition, bacteria found in the plankton present on small polyp corals are also consumed.
Can corals eat fish pellets?
I feed my corals the spectrum pellets as well
… a couple of people that feed pellets to their candy cane and other corals and had great results. Spectrum pellets work great! I feed them to my Lobo's, acans, duncans, candy canes and blastos about once or twice a week.
Can I put coral in my fish tank?
Coral and rock can be arranged to simulate a natural environment and include ample hiding areas, ledges, and crevices for the aquarium fish
. Placement of the rock and coral should not be so complex that it will be difficult to remove uneaten food or debris during maintenance.
Is coral good for aquarium?
Coral Completes A Healthy Tank
Coral helps to create balance in a fish tank
, so it's wise to buy saltwater coral if you have a plethora of fish, crabs, and other sea life. Certain species of crabs, shrimp, and even fish have symbiotic relationships with corals and can benefit greatly from having them in the aquarium.
What coral is poisonous?
Species of
Zoanthid coral (e.g. Palythoa species and Zoanthus species)
can contain a highly toxic, naturally-occurring and potentially lethal substance known as Palytoxin. Zoanthid corals are often recommended to new marine aquarium owners because they are considered to be relatively easy to keep.
Why do my hammer corals keep dying?
Lighting. Corals need lighting to survive in general, but hammer corals are photosynthetic. This means that
without proper lighting
, they can and will die. If your hammer coral's deteriorating, you may need to adjust the lighting levels in your tank or the placement of those lights.
Can I dip a hammer coral?
I use
seachems reef dip
with my frogspawns (and any other coral) fairly often. Take a gallon of tank water from a water change in a plastic tub add 2 caps of reefdip and give it a stir. Place corals in for 15 minutes then wash them off in another container of fresh saltwater and back in the tank they go.
Do hammer corals split?
What do I feed my hammer coral?
Hammer corals are more subdued eaters who would benefit from the occasional feeding of
a meaty marine food like mysis shrimp
. Feeding is fairly straightforward. Use Julian's thing or a Sea Squirt feeder and push the soft, meaty food into the polyps. The coral may eat some of whatever your fish don't steal away.
Is Hammer coral Hardy?
Where should I place my hammer coral?
Placing the coral at
medium tank level
will work, as it tends to expand more there, unlike on substrate. Be sure that it's placed at least 7 to 8 inches away from other corals as its tentacles (sweepers) will extend up to 6, during the night.
Do corals need food?
The algae live within the coral polyps, using sunlight to make sugar for energy. This energy is transferred to the polyp, providing much needed nourishment. In turn, coral polyps provide the algae with carbon dioxide and a protective home.
Corals also eat by catching tiny floating animals called zooplankton.
Do I really need to feed my corals?
These NPS corals require a constant feeding
since they do not host the zooxanthellae algae most other corals have to give them energy. Now, the corals that do, do not need to feed since they have the zooxanthellae algae constantly photosynthesizing and providing their host with energy right? This is false.
What do you feed your reef fish?
How do you feed coral pellets?
What nutrients do corals need?
They metabolize Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus, which are waste products from the coral. In return, the Zooxanthellae provide the coral with their photosynthetic by-products, all of which are coral nutrients:
Carbohydrates
.
Amino acids
.
Do corals get enough plankton to live?
Compared to bacteria,
corals consume a surprisingly small amount of phytoplankton
. This is because the characteristically low concentrations of nitrate and phosphate there cannot support lush phyto growth.
Can I add dead coral to a freshwater tank?
In general,
it is not a good idea to add dead reef coral to a fresh water aquarium
. Very few fresh water fish can survive in the hard conditions created by dead coral, and even those that prefer harder water will benefit from stable water parameters – which dissolving corals cannot provide.
Why can corals survive in freshwater?
Corals reef life needs saltwater to survive and requires a certain balance in the ratio of salt to water
. This is why corals don't live in areas where rivers drain fresh water into the ocean (“estuaries”).
Can corals grow in freshwater?
Salt Water: Corals need salt water to survive and require a certain balance in the ratio of salt to water. This is why
corals do not live in areas where rivers drain freshwater into the ocean
.
Do fish like coral?
Coral reefs are underwater structures built by tiny sea animals. Their beautiful shapes and colors are a magnet for divers.
They also provide an excellent home for thousands of marine creatures, including fish we love to eat
.
Can coral grow inside you?
A man dubbed the human coral reef has been successfully treated for a rare condition that covered his whole body in shell-like growths
.
Is coral illegal?
The US:
It is illegal to harvest (with the exception of the highly regulated Hawaiian black corals) or to export any corals from the US
. The Lacey Act imposes civil and criminal penalties on a federal level for taking, possessing, transporting, or selling corals (and other wildlife) that have been taken illegally.
