Anything wrong with this elegance or just happy?

Bars · Apr 25, 2020

The last few weeks/months I've been struggling with my elegance coral. Kept thinking the flow was either too strong or just 'wrong', causing the coral to get pushed out of its skeleton. Right now it's in a low flow area coming from different directions. I had him placed upright in the sandbed for a while, but recently layed the skeleton on its side. Reason is that all I would see was the underside of the flesh thinking it was a sign of too much flow.

Laying it sideways has helped a bit, yet despite the low flow he still seems to be stretching out of its skeleton pretty far (see last picture). Can't remember it looking like that +/- 6 months ago. Something else that has been happening since the last 2 months or so, is that the fleshy body gets pushed down towards the sandbed (see first picture). The only way to prevent that from happening is basically turning all pumps off. The slightest bit of flow will push the flesh down.

Is my flow still too strong? Something wrong with the elegance itself perhaps? Or is he just happy?
He extends all throughout the day and deflates at night. When he's deflated it doesn't look like the flow is too strong though...

RichtheReefer21 · Apr 25, 2020

Pictures didnt come through...

Try attaching them with the attach button perhaps?

Fishy212 · Apr 25, 2020

Pictures are not linked properly

RichtheReefer21 · Apr 25, 2020

Fishy212 said:
Pictures are not linked properly

Just needs to upload them directly to the post with the "attach files" button

bam123 · Apr 25, 2020

Probably needs a little more light. Sometimes they will try and move by inflating up and shifting. I would just observe for now.

Bars · Apr 25, 2020

Strange, I used the attach button.
How about now?

RichtheReefer21 · Apr 25, 2020

Pics work.

If u are getting daily inflation, then theres likely absolutely nothing wrong. It looks super happy to me personally. Usually u get worried when it doesnt open at all.

Have u target fed it recently? Perhaps dramatically stretching to reach for more food?

Bars · Apr 25, 2020

I rarely spot feed it, however I do feed right above it. Whenever I feed pellets (almost daily), a lot of it falls directly on him.

Anyways, good to know there's nothing wrong. I guess I've slightly moved one of my pumps at some point which is why he's moving different in the flow than before.