Bubble Coral

[ben1234]

alright i've added my first coral to my nano and i just have a few questions.

1. The tank i bought it from had high lighting with mh and pc. Since i only have 3 watts per gallon on my 9 gallon i put the coral up by the surface on a large piece of live rock to make it closer to my lighting. I realize that LPS like to be put into the sand but i was wondering if this would be fine until it gets used to my lighting

2. When i put the coral in my tank it immeadiatly opened up and looked beautiful. The next day when i got home it was still all bubbled out but my coral had its tenticles out and waving around also. I thought that corals only did that at night is this normal.

3. Also, for the time being i dont have calcium or a tester and i was wondering if the coral will do fine without it i hear they are really hardy.

4. Lastly i know this coral likes slow to moderate flow. If it is in too high of flow it will not expand fully, how do i know if it is expanded fully? It is placed where it is swaying around in the current but not vigorously is this alright?

Thankyou everyone

 

[ben1234]

hmmmmm..... someone must know out there

 

[bunjiweb]

It's hard to tell if the "Bubble Euphilia" is expanded fully, and if it expands too much it could not be feeding properly.

They do like decent lighting, and as for putting them in the sand, this is not a necessity, Anywhere with moderate flow for it to feed will suffice. If it is swaying it is probably getting plenty of flow.

I would however say it is quite a delicate coral for a 9 gallon tank, so make sure you keep a close eye on your levels.

Ben

 

[RoyalGrammaPrincessHannah]

The only reason bubbles will expand too much is because they are being starved of light. This is so they can expand their surface area as much as possible so they can get as much light as possible.

However, they will suck in the bubbles when they sense food in the water and their mouth that is in the middle of all the bubbles will now be exposed. It is important to target feed them a few times a week as well.

When you see the mouth [to tempt it to open, squirt a little zooplankton on it] and get actual fish food brine shrimp plus by formula foods offers a varied diet] and gently squirt that into the mouth with an eyedropper preferably, but a turkey baster will work. Make sure they catch it either in the mouth, or with the little sticky stringy stuff they excrete to catch food. And it is the owners responsibility to make sure they eat because of their awkward shape, they sometimes dont get enough food to grow properly.

You will need a calcium test eventually, and I would reccommend getting one as soon as you can.

And as for the lighting, just make sure it keeps looking normal, and if it is then it is probably getting adequate lighting. And as said before, they are kind of delicate, so do keep a close eye on the params.

 

[steelhealr]

Bubble coral can also engulf a fish..so..be careful. Although it is not URGENT right now to test for calcium, you might want to get in the habit of doing so. Of all the dosing/test kits/ yada yada, calcium is a necessary one. Strontium, molybdenum, iodine....all a waste of money. SH