Spawning sun coral

[Bunnylicked]

When I was feeding my orange sun coral earlier today, it suddenly started spitting out lots of little orange balls. The two largest polyps spit out several slime-covered bunches that had 5-10 balls each, and the smaller polyps spit out little balls every time I tried to feed them. :eek2: The polyps have been closed for several days, so I was surprised. I guess it likes my tank. :lol:

How common is it for sun corals to do this? Can I expect to see baby sun corals in my tank soon?

 

[mwilliams62]

Tagging along because I am very interested in getting some "Sun Corals" myself. Do you feed them in the daytime or night time? And how do you feed them?

 

[Bunnylicked]

I feed whole pieces of dried shrimp to all of the larger polyps every time they're open (usually a few times per week). I usually feed them at night. Once or twice per week, I'll put the whole coral in a cup with a bunch of crumbled fish flakes and shrimp so that the small polyps can eat. If you're thinking of getting a sun coral, definitely go for it. They're very easy to care for and they add a nice splash of color to your tank.

I don't see any baby sun corals yet, but I'm still hoping that some of the "coral seeds" will make new corals in my tank.

 

[turtle1483]

This is common in tanks, many sun corals spawn. It is the time of the year, normally the changing of the seasons, or at least very 6 months or so. Mine(when I had) spawned several time and it take some time for the small new ones to pop out. Gook luck with the new batch of upcoming suncorals.

 

[jumpman420]

That is crazy. Explains the one single polyp I have at the other end of my tank.

 

[sbtdark]

Join the club, mine spawned too! Once settled, little yellow beads flowing all over the tank which leads to babies all over:headwalls::headwalls: your rock, if that's what you like, suncoral nation! Or maybe suncoral farm!:spin1: