Trach Questions

[jamesbaur13]

I recently purchased my first Trach.

When the coral grows will it typically gain folds and start to ball up like some of the other open brain corals I've seen?

I bought him Friday evening. His expansion has been pretty good, but I haven't seen him extend his feeding tentacles. How long should I give him to settle in before I should start to get concerned?

I have him in a low flow area shaded under a monti cap.

Here's a pic of him...

 

[jamesbaur13]

Just a bump/update.

His expansion has gotten better, but I still haven't seen him extend his tentacles. I been chumming the water (broadcast feeding my other corals) with Oyster Feast and Aqua Tech Azox around an hr after lights out to try to get him to eat, but he still hasn't shown interest.

Here's the pic I took today of him...

 

[jamesbaur13]

Another update pic... He seems to be fully inflating now and I seem to be getting a better representation of color with my camera.

Please let me know if you see anything concerning.

He still hasn't made an attempt to feed.

In addition, Wednesday he was expelling some Zoox. From what I have read that is pretty normal for a new addition. I haven't noticed a loss in color, if he has it is slight.