Are my corals at war?

[Passedyouby]

Okay, i picked up these corals a week ago and they are flourishing! (At least to my untrained eye) they both have swelled up in size, have tons of movement, and generally look what i would call "happy".

Today i noticed they were getting very close to touching each other. 20min later they were, and the dude on the right (forgive my technical terms) has started swelling up. Is this normal? Are they happy? And finally, what are these things called?

 

[Joseph Disalvo]

Elegance ?

 

[MixedFruitBasket]

Large polyp stony corals will sting each others, so yeah, very likely.

 

[Passedyouby]

Now he looks "deflated"

And ibhappened to take a photo 20min before this all started

Corals are so wierd. I dig it



Pardon the algea, just had a turbo die and am noticing the side effects

 

[Passedyouby]

Large polyp stony corals will sting each others, so yeah, very likely.

Gottcha! I knew some were pretty aggressive, thats why i stayed away from torches and nems, but i didnt realize they would all need to be kept apart! Usually will it shock that part of the coral, or can a sting kill the entire creature?

 

[MERKEY]

Gottcha! I knew some were pretty aggressive, thats why i stayed away from torches and nems, but i didnt realize they would all need to be kept apart! Usually will it shock that part of the coral, or can a sting kill the entire creature?

They can sting until the coral stays in the skeleton and dies. Or sting it so bad that its flesh dies.

I would separate

 

[Passedyouby]

They can sting until the coral stays in the skeleton and dies. Or sting it so bad that its flesh dies.

I would separate

Done!!!!

Appriciate it!

Cheers everyone

 

[homer1475]

Never seen an elegance have bubbles on its tentacles like that. Interesting.

Almost looks like a cross between a BTA and an elegance.

 

[Passedyouby]

Never seen an elegance have bubbles on its tentacles like that. Interesting.

Almost looks like a cross between a BTA and an elegance.

Yeah, they werent anywhere near that inflated when i bought it, but had a little bit going on. Hes had an eventful week for sure

 

[El_Guapo13]

The one on the left definitely looks like an Elegance, but I can't tell what the o e on the right is. What does it lookike from a top down view?

 

[Passedyouby]

I cane home today to this. And yes i did move them apart! Maybe not far enough... thoughts? His colors are strong etc

 

[Passedyouby]

Heres after moving him. Doesnt apear to be able to fully close up.

NOTE- i did start increasing alkalinity last night and have gone from 6.3 to 7.4.
NOTE 2- i did just lose my watchman goby (only in tank for 3 days) and cannot find him. ORP drop from 400 to 350 in past 48 hours