Any idea what's going in here?

[Knightreef]

Just noticed my acan like this. Was "full" earlier this evening. Any thoughts as to what it is doing? I did feed AB+ earlier but never noticed this before.

 

[JGT]

Just noticed my acan like this. Was "full" earlier this evening. Any thoughts as to what it is doing? I did feed AB+ earlier but never noticed this before.

I find acans will go through a series of expansions and contractions based on feeding and lighting. Nothing to worry about unless they remain contracted for an extended period.

 

[Knightreef]

Thanks. This is my first one and that had not happened that I had seen before. Typically looks like this

 

[JGT]

Thanks. This is my first one and that had not happened that I had seen before. Typically looks like this

She’s a beaut! You’ll need to soon get her off that plug and into the sand. Did you get her as a frag?

 

[Knightreef]

She’s a beaut! You’ll need to soon get her off that plug and into the sand. Did you get her as a frag?

Currently on a frag on a rock. My diamond goby has been burying everything lately. So it should be removed from the plug and placed in the sand? Why is that better? My first acan and I wasn't sure about placement.

 

[JGT]

Currently on a frag on a rock. My diamond goby has been burying everything lately. So it should be removed from the plug and placed in the sand? Why is that better? My first acan and I wasn't sure about placement.

Not actually better. More my thing. When a coral outgrows the plug, time to move them to the real world.