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  Purple Polyped Whisker Coral - SPS Coral
  Family/Genus/Species:
Dendrophylliidae/Duncanopsammia/axifuga
Origin:
Indo/West Pacific Ocean
  Feeding:
Phytoplankton, Rotifers, Krill, Chopped Mysis
Lighting:
Low to Medium
  Water Flow:
Medium
Ease of Care:
Moderately easy. Just needs a bit of patience.
  Special Requirements and Information:
Also called "Daisy" or "Duncan" corals, Whisker Corals are uncommon in the States but reasonably common in Australia. Reasonably placid and friendly to it's neighbors and quick growing. Polyps will grow from the main body and therefore are easily propagated. They will need to be secured in the tank either with underwater glue or between rocks.
Feed anytime during the day. They will heartily eat zooplankton and rotifers, they can be fed live Artemia, as well as, frozen foods and do well with Krill and chopped Mysis. Place the defrosted food directly over the polyps.
 


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