So I just got two new soft corals today and the one has shrunk up all the way. When I first added it, it expanded and was looking great. Then a few hours later I went to check and saw it all shrunken up. Any reason why??
Coral shrunk
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What kind of coral is it
I can’t really remember, this is what it looked like when I first added it. And it got a lot bigger than this
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Did you dip it
Most soft corals are very forgiving give it time to adjust at least a week
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You do have to have an appropriate light, enough nutrients, and no poisons in the water. It's probably just annoyed at being moved.
You'll probably want to put it on a small rock on the sand, to make it harder for it to spread. Most soft corals of that shape spread very fast and should be contained on a rock island to keep them from engulfing your entire rockscape.
You'll probably want to put it on a small rock on the sand, to make it harder for it to spread. Most soft corals of that shape spread very fast and should be contained on a rock island to keep them from engulfing your entire rockscape.
You acclimated?
Your fine give it a week
It’s currently on a rock by itself, will probably keep it by itself most the time. May move it in future. I used some reef glue so not sure how easy it’ll be to move it again lol
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