Acan Flat?

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Hi all! I got a colony of Acan a few weeks back and it’s definitely not as happy as it was at my lfs. It kinda looks a bit flat.
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What can cause this?
 
Have you tried spot feeding it? My acan is smaller (just one polyp) but I started spot feeding mysis. It gorges itself, gets nice and plump, and now is making a new polyp. If I was more consistent with spot feeding it would probably do better.
 
Have you tried spot feeding it? My acan is smaller (just one polyp) but I started spot feeding mysis. It gorges itself, gets nice and plump, and now is making a new polyp. If I was more consistent with spot feeding it would probably do better.
I tried doing that today and it ate a bunch of pellets so we’ll see how doing that works out.
 
Maybe to much light or flow? I feed mine 3 times a week to keep them happy.
Roger that, I managed to drop a few pellets on it today and it gobbled them up. I try to feed them but I think I mostly miss lol. If they don’t perk up I’ll try shimmying them somewhere darker. Thank you!
 
Maybe to much light or flow? I feed mine 3 times a week to keep them happy.
It is also right in front of an intake so it’s entirely possible that it’s getting too much flow right there.
 

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