Sun Polyps Shell turning white

[3S1K]

I have a rock with about 12 Sun Polyps on it and I've noticed a few around the top area are turning white and looks like its skeleton is showing.What could be causing this and why is it only on a few of them?

I got 2x250mh and its about half way to the top.I've noticed them come out while the lights are on also so I don't think its the lights.I'll check my parameters in a bit.

 

[Zoalander]

They are starving. You need to feed them more and feed them every day. I used to feed mine a mixture of brine,mysis,and cyclopeeze.

 

[musty baby]

2nded

 

[Asuran]

they dont need any light just regular feedings

 

[richliu092]

feed them everyday?

i have one that im nursing and it eats whenever i feed it, so i know its hungry.

but im trying to get it on a regular feeding schedule and dont want it to get used to getting fed every night. I feed it every other night, almost a whole cube of myssis.

 

[JackRent]

I put mine in my refugium when it was doing the same thing and now it looks great. I think it is chowing the live mysis in my fuge.

 

[3S1K]

I was feeding twice a week but then got busy at work and missed it.I'll try that fuge idea and see how it works.

Thanks everyone for your help.

 

[kase]

i feed minds everyday..i got 2 new polyps on it with in two weeks after buying them..feed them..

 

[3S1K]

I just got done feeding them but a few of them wouldn't extend out so I'll have to get them tomorrow.

 

[Asuran]

If you're feeding frozen foods take some of that thawed out juice and squirt some onto them they should start to open up.

If you have a small tank then take the coral out before doing this though... as you dont want to dirty up your water too much

 

[Opcn]

I am atempting a rescue ATM, got a sun coral a few hours ago thats 50% white, had a spot of fungus aswell, and it didn't extend at all in a bag full of cyclopeze, I'll try mysis shrimp in a few hours, any other thoughts?