Tubastrea question

[mallorieGgator]

I just got my first large polyp sun coral yesterday. A lfs just got it in and I brought it home in the bag so it wasn't even bagged for 12 hrs. It's a large colony of probably 40 heads. How long do they take to acclimate? It didn't open at all last night. It's very healthy looking with fat polyps I can see the mouth when I look at the heads so they aren't sucked in or anything. How do I train it to open during the day as well? I will get some pics later on tonight. Thanks!

 

[Spazdad]

use the bottle trick.. cut the end off a bottle and put it near the coral.. then spray your food in here at the time you would like to see it everyday or alittle prior.

 

[SWINGRRRR]

Theres a sticky that answers these questions.

 

[mallorieGgator]

Ah thanks!

 

[mallorieGgator]

Here is a picture after I fed it today. I used some h2o life coral food and some dried zooplankton. It opened and I re-fed it. This is a picture of how it came out to eat but isn't strong enough to fully come out yet.

Sorry for the bad quality. Took them on my iPhone.