long tentacle fungia HELP
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Topic: long tentacle fungia HELP
Posted By: Cowan
Subject: long tentacle fungia HELP
Date Posted: July 18 2014 at 8:13am
Noticed that my long tentacle fungia looked funny this morning during feeding. Should I be concerned ? ------------- RSM 250 |
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Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: July 18 2014 at 10:57am
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What was being fed? Kinda looks like it captured some food and is closing around it directing the food into it's mouth. The mushrooms(?) on the rock in the background, also look like they are feeding. Otherwise, what are the Alk and Ca levels? Between 8-14 dKH and 350-500 ppm? If this isn't it, a full tank pic would be helpful. Aloha  |
Posted By: bstuver
Date Posted: July 18 2014 at 11:01am
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Mine has weird shapes all the time, I would say with it all puffed like that it's just fine. ------------- Jackie Stuver "wait these aren't the happy Hawaiians oompa doompa godly heaven on your face zoas? I dont want them then. lol!" Ksmart |
Posted By: Cowan
Date Posted: July 18 2014 at 12:37pm
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Calcium was 400 last time I checked, all was 9.5. I dosed both a little. I don't have a full tank pic from today. The background coral are lobos ------------- RSM 250 |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: July 19 2014 at 5:14am
Lobos, ahh yes.  How silly that I didn't recognize them. Alk and Ca are within range. I concur with Jackie. Let us know if anything changes. I have often considered that the periodic hydration/expansion and dehydration/shrinking of coral is one method they use to take in food as dissolved organics and to subsequently expel waste organic molecules. Aloha |
Posted By: faviasteve
Date Posted: September 10 2014 at 11:50am
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I have seen fungia (short tentacle) puff up with water after eating a big meal and then expel waste as the inner water is expelled, like Mark said. I think it also helps them move slowly as they inflate/deflate. With long tentacles, the skeleton is very sharp and tissue is softer than short tentacles. The biggest danger is that they get bumped or fall or something falls on them and cuts the tissue. Once an infection starts in them, they are done for because they're only a single polyp. ------------- Steve Burton Logan, Utah |
Posted By: catchoftheday
Date Posted: September 11 2014 at 3:03pm
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IT DOES LOOK LIKE ITS FEEDING ------------- I currently have a 24 gallon JBJ all in one tank has two powerheads a phosphate reactor with the small bubble skimmer it is also powered by 2 X165 W LEDs and as a mixed reef |