Dome coral experience needed. Now with pic

[Brenden]

I was at the LFS yesterday looking around minding my own business and checking out corals. They had what they called a green dome coral. It has been there several weeks so I am assuming it is pretty hardy. I think the scientific name is halomitra pileus. I continued browsing and kept looking at it. It is a beautiful coral approx 8" round with 1000's of short tenticles on it that sway in the current. I was assured by the guy there that it was equal in care level to plate corals. He has never told me wrong before so... well I now own it. I have been looking around for info on it but find nothing other than it is rare. I am in the office but will post a pic of it when I get home. Any experience or comments would be appreciated.

 

[tecwzrd]

You’re right about there not being much info on the web about them. I did find this link:
http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/archive/index.php?t-9700.html which has some nice photos.

http://awesomeaquariums.com/joes/halomitra1.jpg
http://awesomeaquariums.com/joes/halomitra-feed1.jpg
http://awesomeaquariums.com/joes/halomitra-feed2.jpg

 

[mykpoz]

wow thats nice, i want one

 

[MadManMac]

All those little mouths give me the creeps! :?

 

[Brenden]

pic

 

[Brenden]

Did I stump everyone with this one?

 

[DragonForce]

They had something very similar to that at the LFS by my house. Looks like an ultra-short tentacle plate coral.

 

[mykpoz]

from what i could find, is most just place on the sand bed and blast with cyclop-eeze

 

[seaham358]

reminds me of a tongue coral.

 

[seaham358]

reminds me of a tongue coral.

 

[Brenden]

tentacles are about 1/2 inch long. Coral is about 8" long 6" wide. From the bottom it looks like a helment (hollow in middle).