Coral Of The Month - Capnella, Kenya Tree Coral

[seffieuk]

Coral of the Month

Capnella, Kenya tree coral​

Here we go, lets see your photos, share your experiences and offer some tips.

A firm favourite the Kenyan Tree coral

 

[simonas]

these aren;t very popular!!

 

[-Nemo-]

I'll satisfy its posting needs!

I've had my kenya tree for over 3 years now. It started like this:

It then proceeded to get big and drop babies everywhere

I then went through a very bad period in my fishing experience of which I am embarrassed and let my tank go. It got so bad as to the original colony started to bleach There was anthelia and kenya trees everywhere!!

I am Ashamed

About 6 months ago I got sick of it and went on a cleaning spree. I removed every little piece of kenya tree floating around and also removed several large pieces, including the original colony. I only kept a smaller colony which had brilliant coloring compared to the rest.

Picture to be added



In Conclusion:
- They're beautiful
- They grow incredibly fast and are great corals for any leveled reefer
- If you run your hand through them, you will end up with a dozen babies :crazy

 

[seffieuk]

Thank you Nemo

I have just bought one from CrazyFishes, hope to get it in a few days - i'm going back to softies after seeing a great softies tank at Swallow aquatics in Rayleigh

Seffie x

What does Eric Borneman say:

Capnella
Tree Coral
Indo-Pacific - Islands of the Indopacific including Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands, and the Great Barrier Reef.

Capnella does not require as much light as some other corals. It can be kept under normal output fluorescents without much difficulty. In some cases, it may extend more readily under subdued lighting, however it may display more attractive colors when placed under stronger lighting.

Moderate water movement is recommended.

Capnella relies heavily on the products of their zooxanthellae but also may feed on phytoplankton and similarly sized microfauna in the water column.

This genus for the most part has been propagated extensively in captivity and is an excellent candidate for aquaculture. It is reasonable to believe that a sustainable harvest can be achieved in time.

 

[chr15_8]

this is my tree. have had it for 5-6 months. fills te background out really well

 

[CoMan]

That looks great...Think I now what my next softy is going to be

 

[-Nemo-]

Here's my big guy. It's actually 3 separate corals that grew next to each other.

 

[simonas]

heres my tiny one only had him 9 days, he started out majestic but then shrivelled up and has only just started coming to life again today

looking forward tohim being a big beauty

 

[simonas]

he looks better today growing day by day

 

[Harry1996]

heres mine

 

[simonas]

i like the colour of that one Harry

 

[Harry1996]

thanks simon i like yours too has your grown much?

 

[simonas]

its growing well now, it took a week or two to finally come out of its shell and looks well now. I got a free frag as well thats growing quicker