pocillopora spots?

[Charlie97L]

hi, i just got a pocillopora on saturday, so far it looks great, but tonight inoticed a few dark spots on it. when i looked closer, it seemed to be a dark ring around a retracted(?) or missing polyp. could this be polyp bail out? or something eating it? i don't have any fish that have ever gone after sps... yellow tang, firefish, ruby wrasse, bangaii cardinal, clarkii clown. i'm new to sps, i wanted to make sure it's ok.

250w MH, t5 actincis, oceanic 58, modded MJ1200s, mag7 return, great water params, up since february. i also got a stag that's doing great.

thanks.

 

[dreaminmel]

I'm not positive but I think what you're describing is normal. I have two of them in my tank and once in a while a polyp or two will retract leaving a dark looking area but they always come back out... I've always assumed they caught a morsel to eat when they do it.

 

[Charlie97L]

ok yeah, upon a 2nd, less panicky look, it seems they've just retracted. i'll keep any eye on it.

thanks!

 

[dreaminmel]

I'm still waiting for the "panicky parent" stage to pass me by in this hobby... it's been over six years now and no such luck. =)

 

[bosborn1]

When my Pollicis retract there are always spots on them...I remember the first time i saw them I thought I had redbugs....Boy I flipped out.

You know Mel, everytime I think I am over the panicky stage I come home to find that something bleached. So now in order to save my corals I stay in a constant state of panic.

For that matter everytime I congratulate myself on being an acomplished reefkeeper something bleachs. So now I stay humble and admit that I know nothing.

So I guess I will stay in the perpetiual state of a Panic riddled noob.

Scott

 

[dreaminmel]

:lol: I treasure the times I can actually fall asleep looking at my tank. It's amazing we can get any sense of relaxation from these things anymore...