plate coral moved

[mduvall219]

has anyone had there plate coral move?
i have a lt plate coral and today i came home and it has moved a good 6 inches. half of it is under a rock and i think maybe i need to move it back to where it was. what do you think?
thanks for the insite

 

[Aquariumist]

that has happened to me, asked my lfs, they thought i was crazy, and when it happened again, i was almost sure someone moved him.

 

[iCam]

They can move by inflating and deflating their tissue. This is a reason why it's best to keep them on the sandbed.

It might be moving to find a more suitable spot in regards to lighting,flow, et cetera. If it's not a threat to any corals that might be nearby its new spot, I would just leave it, or it will probably move back anyways.

 

[jaymz101]

do it all the time...

 

[Sk8r]

They do that. But I'm suspicious they can't move back if the current opposes them, and if it has lodged itself partially under a rock, it might be kind of stuck or dead-ended.

MAYBE it wants less light, but mine hasn't moved, and it's dead center on the bottom 20 inches under 250 mh 10000.

It likes a fairly brisk flow, but its tentacles should toss about, not go steadily flat over, which makes it hard for it to hang onto food.

 

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

since i went to all sps/clams and increased my overall flow, my 6" green plate has moved about 12" in the last 5-6 weeks, to find his current low flow spot