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Can any body tell me about this coral. I haven't seen another like it. Utter stated out anot the suze of a pinky nail
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Hi! That is a green lobophytum. I also have one in my tank and it is very hardy. From my own experience I have notes that it doesn’t extend its polyps that much than other types of lobophytum. It takes a lot longer to shed aswell. Been in my tank for 4 months now, so it could just still be adapting.

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Hi! That is a green lobophytum. I also have one in my tank and it is very hardy. From my own experience I have notes that it doesn’t extend its polyps that much than other types of lobophytum. It takes a lot longer to shed aswell. Been in my tank for 4 months now, so it could just still be adapting.

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So far that's my experience. I just dont see them on the market. I dont get to many Lfs . The really good ones are in Chicago or stlouis.
 
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So far that's my experience. I just dont see them on the market much. I dont get to many Lfs much. The really good ones are in Chicago or stlouis.

Have not seen one in a LFS either. I live in Belgium in Europe so I thought it might have been location related. I have quite some sps in my tank but people who are not in the hobby are mostly blown away by the green lobo.
 
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Have not seen one in a LFS either. I live in Belgium in Europe so I thought it might have been location related. I have quite some sps in my tank but people who are not in the hobby are mostly blown away by the green lobo.
That's because it's a very unique looking leather. Pink and tan is what I usually find in the US. A green one really stands out.
 

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Mine are always extended. They like moderate t higher flow, moderate lighting heavy in Blue, iodine in the water as well as strontium and it probably helps that my clowns use them like carpet anemones.

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Mine are always extended. They like moderate t higher flow, moderate lighting heavy in Blue, iodine in the water as well as strontium and it probably helps that my clowns use them like carpet anemones.

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Those are different. Mine is a green with green polyps.
Yours is amazing. I love the contrast.
 

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Those are different. Mine is a green with green polyps.
Yours is amazing. I love the contrast.
Mine is green. Just looks different under Orphek lighting with 7 different colors
 

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So I have a really nice devils hand that came in a ‘surprise’ set of corals. It seems to be doing well. However it sheds its skin more often than I would expect.
It looks good with great polyp extension for about 2-3 days. Then it pulls them in for several days then sheds its skin ( my lawnmower blennie loves to help). A few days later it starts again.
so essentially the cycle happens every 7-8 days. Is this normal?

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So I have a really nice devils hand that came in a ‘surprise’ set of corals. It seems to be doing well. However it sheds its skin more often than I would expect.
It looks good with great polyp extension for about 2-3 days. Then it pulls them in for several days then sheds its skin ( my lawnmower blennie loves to help). A few days later it starts again.
so essentially the cycle happens every 7-8 days. Is this normal?

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Nice looking piece.
 
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So I have a really nice devils hand that came in a ‘surprise’ set of corals. It seems to be doing well. However it sheds its skin more often than I would expect.
It looks good with great polyp extension for about 2-3 days. Then it pulls them in for several days then sheds its skin ( my lawnmower blennie loves to help). A few days later it starts again.
so essentially the cycle happens every 7-8 days. Is this normal?

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I think that may be a The Green Sinularia
 

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So I have a really nice devils hand that came in a ‘surprise’ set of corals. It seems to be doing well. However it sheds its skin more often than I would expect.
It looks good with great polyp extension for about 2-3 days. Then it pulls them in for several days then sheds its skin ( my lawnmower blennie loves to help). A few days later it starts again.
so essentially the cycle happens every 7-8 days. Is this normal?

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How much light and flow is that in?
 

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