scolymia moving

[goochesfish]

Is it the current or is my Scolymia moving on it's own?

 

[acrodave]

has to be current or someting eles. Only corals that can move on there own are plate corals

 

[DetectiveTofu]

Agreed, Scoly's don't have the ability to move themselves. Maybe you have a large snail pushing a very small scoly around a little at night time or something?

 

[Rendos]

Plate corals are NOT the only corals that can move on their own. Slipper, tongue, mushrooms, zoanthids, leathers...all of these also have the ability to move on their own.

I do agree that your scoly is not moving on it's own, though...must be something in the tank doing it.

 

[chrissreef]

Scolymias move... I've had 5 and they all moved in an effort to get more light or stop shading each other. They just inflate and "lift" themselves up and over until they get to a spot they like. Often times the current helps - but it's not necessary as I've seen them move against and with the current.

 

[goochesfish]

Thanks for your responses. My scoly inflates itself to at least 8 inches in diameter. I don't think this is a small size. It always moves back to the exact same spot and squashes out the rose brain.