Duncan(opsammia axifuga)

[jhale]

This is my baby colony of Duncanopsammia.

When I got them in April of 2006 they were just three heads.
Now the colony is up to ten heads and growing. The duncans had a rough
start in my tank, I did not know they liked to eat meat, so they had to catch their own food. Fortunately for the duncans I fed my fish up to four times a day, so they had some food available. I'm now feeding them mysis with chop sticks so I'll notice if they begin to grow much faster.
In the new tank design I've given them plenty of room to grow, and they will need it. They form fairly large colonies in the wild.
Fragging the duncan is not the easiest thing, a dremmel is needed to get through the thick skeleton. I'll update the photos as the Duncan grows.





duncans on the web

duncans

duncans 2

duncans in their homeland

 

[nanoreefer22]

Noiceeee Duncan J!!! Looks happy happy being fed

 

[Quang]

Gorgeous J!
I seriously want a frag when you can frag it.
Maybe we can trade Dendro and Duncans

 

[Pedro]

Nice visual there J!

I have to do more research, i don't know much about these duncans.

 

[Deanos]

Here are some grow-out shots from the LPS Forum on Reef Central.

Duncanopsammia growth

 

[inkblue]

tHey're nice... juSt wiSh tHey had more coLor...

 

[jhale]

Dean in that RC thread someone said they waited 10 years to get a duncan!

I don't know what Phil is complaining about he'll get one way before then.

 

[masterswimmer]

Jon, very nice Duncan. What lighting & flow are you providing for that? Does it 'pop' under actinics?

I'd be interested in a trade if you're in the market :biggrin:

R

 

[Tonyscoots84]

UMMM DIBS ON A FRAG :thanks: J u Still owe me :lol2: :joke: hehehe

 

[noodleman]

so do duncans come in other colors or just that one? :scratchch

 

[reefman]

i think they come in brown n green. also call the whisker coral.

 

[Deanos]

Next video will include feeding of mysis :eat:

 

[scarf_ace1981]

ooooooo.aaaaaa!

 

[DevIouS]

 

[aaron23]

beautiful pictures J i LOVE the pics!!! awesome feedings.

 

[SlamaJama]

WTG J, been a long road, always good to have a coral do so nicely....continued success

 

[zahner]

fragging that anytime soon?

 

[masterswimmer]

BD that duncan is beautiful bro. Q for you. Are all those tentacles just feeders? It seems there are some that are a bit longer. Are those nematocysts?

Your scopas and clown are SOB's when feeding . Just like my cleaner shrimp. My cleaner will yank food out of my corals guts to get it

R

 

[Deanos]

Are all those tentacles just feeders? It seems there are some that are a bit longer. Are those nematocysts?

All the tentacles seem capable of food capture.

 

[masterswimmer]

All the tentacles seem capable of food capture.

Are those nematocysts?

But do they have the ability to sting ?

R