Weird? Acan deflated for a few days after feeding!?

[kpk]

I've got a red acan colony that has actually been doing great. Fed it some pellets a couple days in a row and since then it's been deflated. Doesn't look sick or losing flesh just not puffy. The other 4 acans, different zoas, etc in the tank are all fine.

Is this from feeding? Any ideas?

 

[Timidfish]

Mine shrivels up when anything gets near it like a snail. I don't know if food would cause that though. I don't spot feed yet. They all seem to pull what they want when the food starts to get close to the bottom of the tank.

 

[Reef Frog]

Acans & other LPS seem to sometimes deflate & inflate as part of a regular cycle. It may be tied to digestion, but who really knows? Since they seem to like lower light, maybe that's a factor with your LEDs?

I've read about instances of over feeding where the food can rot inside the polyp which sound very credible. Personally, I wouldn't feed pellets that contain terrestrial ingredients like vegetables or algae. I like the meaty foods like music, blackworms, cyclops etc.

 

[kpk]

Thanks for the replies. It's still deflated today with all the others looking fine.

It was acclimated to LEDs and has been under them for a month prolly. I'm kinda stumped unless its digestion or the pellets. Fed the others the same.....

 

[kpk]

3 days ago

 

[kpk]

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[Reef Frog]

They don't look in distress to me. Good luck.