Duncan Stretching?

[JustaSunday]

Hello, this is my first post anywhere on r2r, I'm not sure If I am doing this in the right spot so if not let me know. Anyways, I have a Duncan and I honestly cannot tell if it's stretching or if this is just how this particular Duncan looks when it is fully inflated. Every Duncan I have seen in person has been the variety with longer tentacle-like structures so I am going off of online pics to try and compare, everything else in the tank is happy with no stretching, loss of color or shrinking. This Duncan has always looked this way and its been close to a year since I purchased it. I only reach out now because well I suppose I assumed it was okay but am now having doubts. I took a picture from the side to show the degree of potential stretching or inflation.

 

[coralboi56]

1. If it's growing heads, I wouldn't worry about anything. Duncans have their own personality.

2. What kind of light do you have? It could be stretching up for more light

 

[JustaSunday]

1. If it's growing heads, I wouldn't worry about anything. Duncans have their own personality.

2. What kind of light do you have? It could be stretching up for more light

Yeah it's been growing heads, the 4th one popped out maybe a month ago which is probably when I noticed that it looked different than other duncans to me. The light I use is a Nicrew 30w hyper reef, It's maybe 9 inches from the top of the water and the Duncan is another 6 inches below the surface. I can turn up the power still but only the white channel.

 

[coralboi56]

Yeah it's been growing heads, the 4th one popped out maybe a month ago which is probably when I noticed that it looked different than other duncans to me. The light I use is a Nicrew 30w hyper reef, It's maybe 9 inches from the top of the water and the Duncan is another 6 inches below the surface. I can turn up the power still but only the white channel.

The head popped out as in popped off? Or emerged? Because Duncans have the capability of literally popping their head off (called polyp bailout)

 

[JustaSunday]

The head popped out as in popped off? Or emerged? Because Duncans have the capability of literally popping their head off (called polyp bailout)

Nah just emerged not popped off

 

[coralboi56]

Nah just emerged not popped off

Oh than yeah I wouldn't worry about anything. If it's growing and not shrivled up, it's happy

 

[The_Paradox]

It needs more light if you want rapid growth from it. Duncans can grow 5-10 heads a month with the right conditions.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hello, this is my first post anywhere on r2r, I'm not sure If I am doing this in the right spot so if not let me know. Anyways, I have a Duncan and I honestly cannot tell if it's stretching or if this is just how this particular Duncan looks when it is fully inflated. Every Duncan I have seen in person has been the variety with longer tentacle-like structures so I am going off of online pics to try and compare, everything else in the tank is happy with no stretching, loss of color or shrinking. This Duncan has always looked this way and its been close to a year since I purchased it. I only reach out now because well I suppose I assumed it was okay but am now having doubts. I took a picture from the side to show the degree of potential stretching or inflation.

Appears to be stretching. Increase white intensity slightly and feed it mysis shrimp. Moderate flow. Mine began as 2 heads and now:

 

[coralboi56]

It needs more light if you want rapid growth from it. Duncans can grow 5-10 heads a month with the right conditions.

Are you roiding your duncans
My duncan is started at 1 head and after 3 years, is only roughly at about 55. I feel like as time goes on, the more time it takes to make a new head

 

[The_Paradox]

Are you roiding your duncans
My duncan is started at 1 head and after 3 years, is only roughly at about 55. I feel like as time goes on, the more time it takes to make a new head

Someone asked this yesterday. Here is 30,60,90 day progress of last Duncan I fragged.

 

[The_Paradox]

Are you roiding your duncans
My duncan is started at 1 head and after 3 years, is only roughly at about 55. I feel like as time goes on, the more time it takes to make a new head

Shading maybe? One of my colonies tends to grow pretty slow due to shading so I just frag the middle out from time to time to spur new growth. You can see missing chunk where I removed around ten mature heads here:

 

[coralboi56]

Shading maybe? One of my colonies tends to grow pretty slow due to shading so I just frag the middle out from time to time to spur new growth. You can see missing chunk where I removed around ten mature heads here:

100% guarantee it's due to shading/inadequate lighting. He's only getting 105-115 par and only on one side. I posted my entire Nano build yesterday and mentioned he's probably going to a new home at the Mississippi Aquarium that way he can have a thriving life. He's my first coral so I'm attached to him and don't want to trade him to a random hobbyist but I would also feel guilty for chopping him up