green bubble coral

[ultimatemusky]

Just got my new addition today, had to do a frag job on both my frogspawns and give away a toadstool to make room. One question though do they inflate and deflate bubbles all the time or is it an acclimating thing?

 

[Aquarist007]

the bubbles expand in the day time and retract at night on a daily basis. I have read that they are a protective measure against too much flow and too much light.

 

[ultimatemusky]

Okay, but this baby has done it about 4 times since 5:00pm. Just thinking it may be settling in, I did make sure there wasn't any high flow blasting at it. It looks freaking awesome under actinics only, which just happened 5 minutes ago.

 

[trdofwrkin]

how about a pic...Ive been wanting one but not sure if i should

 

[ultimatemusky]

I'll try tomorrow, left camera at work...sorry

 

[ultimatemusky]

My wife made me get rid of my toadstool leather, I hate it when she's right. It is about the size of a tennis ball, and only set me back about $30.00 couldn't pass it up. It is an awesome addition

 

[ultimatemusky]

here it is

 

[ultimatemusky]

This was today after my clarki clown dug a trench under it. Then it tipped right on the sebae anemone he must have been defending. What an idiot.

 

[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12140109#post12140109 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ultimatemusky
This was today after my clarki clown dug a trench under it. Then it tipped right on the sebae anemone he must have been defending. What an idiot.

yeah--I can see where the upper part is not happy--probably stung a few times
other then that the bubble coral looks great--very healthy

start with it low in your tank and move it up gradually over a week or so and you should be able to find out what light it prefers

btw--it is health like that with the polpys swelled--unhappy when they have shrunk and you can see the exoskeleton

 

[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12140364#post12140364 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by capn_hylinur
yeah--I can see where the upper part is not happy--probably stung a few times
other then that the bubble coral looks great--very healthy

start with it low in your tank and move it up gradually over a week or so and you should be able to find out what light it prefers
then you can glue it down with crazy glue gel so it doesn't fall over--I lost two bubble tips that way

How come the wives think this is such a great coral??

btw--it is healthy like that with the polpys swelled--unhappy when they have shrunk and you can see the exoskeleton

 

[ultimatemusky]

Capn, the anemone got the worst of it, hope it bounces back. The bubble looked much better before the crash. Clarki would need a whole crew to move it now. This is one my wife just had to have, I like it too, but not obsessed with it

 

[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12140551#post12140551 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ultimatemusky
Capn, the anemone got the worst of it, hope it bounces back. The bubble looked much better before the crash. Clarki would need a whole crew to move it now. This is one my wife just had to have, I like it too, but not obsessed with it

just hope nothing every happens to it--I lost two of them and my wife's button coral---still hear "sure how come everything you want in the tank lives and my stuff always dies":lol:

 

[ultimatemusky]

Amen brother

 

[DougBushBC]

I have one in my 90 gal as well, it is beautiful, but my Tomato Clown loves it too much, he damages the bubbles. That being said, it is probably the sweetest LPS that I have seen, and the expanding bubbles indicate healthy water and light. I keep mine on the bottom of the tank and in open light, when the lowlights are on, he glows like nothing else.