Duncans

[Sniperhank]

Well, since starting up my tank in November I have really taken to duncans. Not only because it is one of the few things I have been able to keep alive, but feeding them and watching them grow. I found my camera today and thought I'd take a picture of them to share. Still might be a tad hard to see, but I have two different duncans, my oldest in the back with 3 heads and growing 4 more. The front has two heads.

 

[EriksFish315]

Nice I love my Duncan as well I got him about a week ago and fed him two times it's amazing to watch.

 

[Leighton79]

I think Duncan's should be championed amongst LPS. I've always found them super hardy, really fast growers and I also think they are the easiest coral, bar none in my experience to feed. Always eager for food and no messing about trying to tempt feeder tentacles out like a lobophyllia for instance. I feed mine every other day as I do my fish and they sprout new heads every month. Fascinating to see a single head bud 5 or 6 new heads from its base to say the least!

Great coral.

 

[Scotty09]

I get few new heads every week mine has bout 70 heads tho love my Duncan's

 

[EriksFish315]

Wow how long did it take for 70heads?

 

[Scotty09]

Bout a year I guess can really see where one head starts and the over finish now really crowed together

 

[EriksFish315]

How oftendomyou feed them and you dose calcium?

 

[Sniperhank]

I feed mine mysis every other day. I use reef crystals so no need to dose calcium. That has produced alot of growth off of my older duncan. Im sure the other will follow a similar path now that it has settled into my tank. Just started feeding it last week.

 

[EriksFish315]

Nice nice. I'm using reef crystals right now my Local reef place sells them for $40 a bucket so I grabbed a couple to get me going.

 

[Scotty09]

I use red sea coral pro and my calcium always 500 and I feed mysis 2 a week