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I was surprised too.After hearing your response I figured i'd do a search and see what i could find.From what i've read previously,wild Porites doesn't do well.In that study,P.lobata seems to be abundant up near the reef crest.That biotope is tough to recreate.You got waves crashing,shallow water,there are upwellings of planktonic foods.In another study i read,the worms feed on phytoplankton so daily phyto feedings might help.
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So someone might be able to have luck if they were able to provide good light, high water flow and daily feedings? The problem being that they would have to get the rock high enough in the tank and then have one of the power heads directed straight at it. You would have to hope that all this would not cause the rock to fall or become unstable when your critters crawled on it. I would also think that it couldn't be right at the water line or you would chance a burn from your light if it was directly under it. Maybe off to the side or toward the back?
I might be up to the challange if I could find a rock under $20 to give it a try. With many reports though it doesn't survive and I have little knowledge. I wouldn't want to just kill the thing to think I was better than those that have studied it. Then again everyone told me that my acropora wasn't a beginner coral and that you don't put them in a new tank. Mine is doing great and looking like it is expanding already. Who's to know, it must survive somewhere right?
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My LFS has a rock like that (similar in size if I am judging the photo correctly) that has only 4 worms... they're charging $100!I wish it were more reasonably priced (maybe $50?) ... I would love to bring it home!
(I'm not the only one who thinks $100 is WAY too much. It's been there for over a month, while most of their stock is different everytime I go in.)
Good find / Good price - Congrats!
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