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Just wanted to post here to see if anyone has any history or experience with large growths on favia or other similar species of coral. Attached are some photos.
I have had this CC Rambo Favia (which I have nicknamed Two-Face) since February 2022. Around early-2023, one section of the coral began to bloat and bubble a bit. Having read through a couple posts on the internet I decided to leave it alone and let it do what it was going to do while also keeping an eye on it, making sure it remained healthy.
Flash forward a year and this "bubble" had gotten quite large. The coral continues to grow, feed and is otherwise in good health as far as I can tell but one whole part of it is bloated and lightly bobbles around in the flow. The bubble itself inflates and deflates like the rest of the coral and even appears to have mouths with one end weighted down by what I can only assume is a separate skeletal feature in one of the polyps while the rest just bobbles about.
Any ideas what this might be and if it could be detrimental to the long term health of the animal?
Par on Favia: 150
Alk: 8.0-8.2
Cal: 400
Mag: 1400
No3: 5ppm
Po4: 0.13ppm
pH: 8-8.4
Just wanted to post here to see if anyone has any history or experience with large growths on favia or other similar species of coral. Attached are some photos.
I have had this CC Rambo Favia (which I have nicknamed Two-Face) since February 2022. Around early-2023, one section of the coral began to bloat and bubble a bit. Having read through a couple posts on the internet I decided to leave it alone and let it do what it was going to do while also keeping an eye on it, making sure it remained healthy.
Flash forward a year and this "bubble" had gotten quite large. The coral continues to grow, feed and is otherwise in good health as far as I can tell but one whole part of it is bloated and lightly bobbles around in the flow. The bubble itself inflates and deflates like the rest of the coral and even appears to have mouths with one end weighted down by what I can only assume is a separate skeletal feature in one of the polyps while the rest just bobbles about.
Any ideas what this might be and if it could be detrimental to the long term health of the animal?
Par on Favia: 150
Alk: 8.0-8.2
Cal: 400
Mag: 1400
No3: 5ppm
Po4: 0.13ppm
pH: 8-8.4