Where to place my corals?

[zeeter]

I'm still learning this whole coral thingy and had a couple of questions. After reading some info, I learned that my long tentacled plate coral should be kept on the sand bed rather than on a rock. Indeed, once I did this the coral seemed to double in size; not that it grew but it seemed to extend itself more. I also have a tongue coral but that was obviously meant to sit in the sand.

Where I'm confused now is with my Frogspawn and Toadstool corals. Both are mounted on small rocks and seem to be doing fine wedged into gaps within the live rock (to keep them from tipping). So I guess my question is are these guys supposed to be up on the rocks or would they do better with their bases buried in the sand?

Thanks in advance.

 

[fsn77]

On the rocks is fine for leathers and frogspawn corals, depending on the lighting over your tank. I've had both grow fine down on the bottom, too, although that was with the leathers already attach at the base to a rock. Leathers tend to attach to any rock their base and stalk touch.

 

[zeeter]

Is either position preferred for them? Sand or among the rock, I mean. THey are both attached to small rocks.

 

[fsn77]

I haven't found that either has a preference in my tanks. I now keep them up on the rocks out of my personal preference.

 

[zeeter]

Ok, that sounds like a plan. I had them on the rocks mostly so that they would be closer to the light so I guess I'll keep them there.

 

[davocean]

I find frogspawn to have brighter colors in lower light areas towards bottom.

 

[Amphiprion]

I usually shoot to place sessile animals where they would be found in the wild. Most of the Euphyllia won't be found in sand, though they are found in a lot of diverse habitats.

 

[<3Oscar]

My frogspawn is place on the rock mid to low in the tank under T5HOs. It seems more picky about the flow it gets than anything else.