Lord Rohan
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I bought this Coral from my local LFS and was told it was a Frogspawn Coral and that it would be a good beginner coral. I am new to the hobby so bear with me if this is a stupid question. Looking at pictures of Frogspawn corals online mine appears to look different to me. Mine looks like its inflated or fat so to speak compared to other pictures I have seen of Frogspawn corals. Tank if fully cycled (4 months old) and all parameters are in check.
When I bought it at the LFS it was much smaller and more closed up. About 24hrs after I put it in my tank it looks significantly thicker and fatter than its condition at the LFS. I understand that it's good for it to be out and expanded however mine just seems like its tentacles are really thick and meaty. I placed it on the bottom left corner of a 16 gallon LED Biocube tank where there is less water flow. In its current spot there is enough flow so that the tentacles sway gently but nothing too rough.
I was thinking that perhaps the lighting isn't sufficiently strong enough at the bottom of the tank with an LED Biocube which is causing it to inflate to get more surface area to absorb light? When the lights go off at night it shrinks back down to the size it was at the LFS.
Any thoughts from those with more experience? Perhaps my Frogspawn is perfectly healthy, however I am just curious as to why mine looks fat. Also I am unable to find a mouth anywhere. This is a frag with 2 separate heads on it.
Picture with antic lighting illustrates how it deflates when lights are off.
When I bought it at the LFS it was much smaller and more closed up. About 24hrs after I put it in my tank it looks significantly thicker and fatter than its condition at the LFS. I understand that it's good for it to be out and expanded however mine just seems like its tentacles are really thick and meaty. I placed it on the bottom left corner of a 16 gallon LED Biocube tank where there is less water flow. In its current spot there is enough flow so that the tentacles sway gently but nothing too rough.
I was thinking that perhaps the lighting isn't sufficiently strong enough at the bottom of the tank with an LED Biocube which is causing it to inflate to get more surface area to absorb light? When the lights go off at night it shrinks back down to the size it was at the LFS.
Any thoughts from those with more experience? Perhaps my Frogspawn is perfectly healthy, however I am just curious as to why mine looks fat. Also I am unable to find a mouth anywhere. This is a frag with 2 separate heads on it.
Picture with antic lighting illustrates how it deflates when lights are off.
