Clove polyps won’t open, options?

[MarsReefer]

I’ve had my clove polyps for about 2 months. First month in QT and last month in my DT. They closed up a few days ago and I noticed a single aptasia in the middle of the bunch. I pulled them out, glued over the aptasia and put them back but it’s been 2 days now and they haven’t opened back up.

is there anything else I can do to help them open back up? They’ve been happy in that spot for a month.

 

[blaxsun]

Clove polyps are fairly resilient. I'd just give them a few days.

 

[Reef.]

When I got mine, one well known site said if they don’t open within 12 hours move them, I tried that a couple of times, didn’t help, they took over a week to open, I would say leave them alone and they will open in time, especially if they were happy in that spot.

 

[rhostam]

Agree with above. They are resilient, but when disturbed or ticked off they can close up for a while. Give them time.

If their mat/base starts to fade and/or algae stays growing on it, then you can worry.