Candycane splitting?

[jmowbray]

I was wondering if you guys think this is going to split? It looks like it to me but this is my first time with coral so I'm unsure.

 

[Lowefx]

It does look like its on its way, but the color....

 

[accordsirh22]

super bleached, but it does have tentacles out, so feed it. it has two mouths, so it does appear to be splitting

 

[jmowbray]

It's actuall not bleached to my knowledge. The lights were not on when I took the picture.

 

[jmowbray]

It's hard to take a picture of it because the blue light screws my phone camera up. The actual color is a very pale green like a pale mint green. That's how it was given to me so I assumed that was the color it was supposed to be.

 

[akitareefer]

I have one thats the same pale color. It looks like its growing back after it receded. Common to have more than one mouth on one head, its getting ready to grow and split. Try target feeding it mysis

 

[jmowbray]

This is it under UV and actinics:

I try to target feed every 2-3 days a small piece of krill so it's happy when splitting.

Thanks for all the help!

 

[kingfisher62]

Yup, thats how they split. That variety looks like the first lps I ever bought. I got a colony of 20 and it has been my most prolific coral ever . I have fragged them dozens of times.
is this the color of yours?

 

[jmowbray]

It sure is Kingfisher!!! Though mine is still coloring up a bit. I hope mine looks like yours eventually. My question is mine is short and fat width wise. Yours is tall and fat. will mine eventually get taller/stand more upright?

 

[kingfisher62]

Once acclimated and happy your candy cane should expand and can be larger than a quarter. Of course at night they will shrink up and put out their feeders.

this pic may help show the size of mine.

 

[frankyrivera]

This was mine when I bought it

This is it now about 8 months later

 

[kingfisher62]

Filled in nicely. It's amazing what a little TLC can do for a coral!

 

[Dreaco]

This was mine when I bought it

This is it now about 8 months later

wow thats awesome growth for 8 months

 

[frankyrivera]

Yup dosing 2 part and target feeding mysis did the trick

 

[tphill]

If you don't mind me asking, what 2 part are you dosing and how often do you feed?

 

[frankyrivera]

ESV B-Ionic calcium and alk I feed daily but target feed only on Saturdays lol

 

[tphill]

Thanks for the info. I've been target feeding about 3x per week. Maybe a bit much?

 

[frankyrivera]

I don't think you're over feeding it I'm just lazy so I I it target feed once lol 3x not too bad give it time

 

[jmowbray]

Ok I know old thread but I have a question again about the splitting. The two heads have yet to separate yet. Tonight I went to feed them and there is a third mouth. Is it normal to have three mouths and no divisions yet?

 

[kingfisher62]

That is fairly normal , eventually it will become three heads.