Tree coral drooping way over

[owdee]

My first post here at RC! Anyway, my tree coral is opening up all the way as normal, but it is drooping way over and seems to have gradually drooped more and more over the past week or so. I have a hunch that it may be due to the flow pattern in my tank (10g) but I was wondering if there could be any other causes or if anyone else has experienced the same phenomenon.

 

[davelinks]

is it like a colt coral? aka kenya tree? if they dont have good flow they go limp like a wet noodle. also i would imagine youre gonna see it get pretty finicky in a 10 gallon unless youre doing alot of water changes too, they like stability

 

[owdee]

The coral is a paralemnia. Flow is not a problem at all since it has always been in direct line of my koralia. I found a thread in the archives here that said that they droop when they are self-propogating. Does this sound familiar? I could not find much information regarding this. Also, my tank has been stable and all other corals are in perfect health. Other than drooping, the tree seems healthy since it opens completely.

Ammonia, nitrate, nitrite all 0
Calcium 460
DKh 9
Ph 8.2

All have been steady since even before I even got this coral.

 

[Grebex11]

I think its related to the flow. My colt coral is pretty big now in a 10g and droops over because of the flow in it. It is still growing like crazy though, so its not a big problem I would say. They are very hardy. It also has been self propagating as well. I found a little one starting to grow in the corner and gave it to a friend.

 

[Rudolph]

Tree Corals

Tree Corals

My history of tree corals is they go through cycles when they seem to shrivel up like they are dying and then a few days later they look the best they ever have...so I would give it a few days before I would start worrying...do water tests and if everything is okay...they will come back...and have never lost one...and they will multiple like crazy so be ready.....I had some that came on some rock I bought and I have been off to the races....I keep this one in my main tank (in a corner) and send all offshoots (off nearby rocks or shells) to my frag tank...when it gets full I head to craigslist and sell them for $10 each to locals....

 

[owdee]

Thanks for the replies. I changed the direction of the flow and hooked my koralia up to a wavemaker and it seems to have perked up nicely. For being so hardy, these corals sure can be moody.