First Stylopora

[Twink_w_a_Reef]

My Blueberry Stylophora isn’t opening... I just did an aquarium clean... vacuuming, removing hair algae, moving sand back, and am currently putting clean saltwater into the aquarium. The polyps aren’t open all the way and I’m a bit concerned and I’ve never had a Stylophora before... is it just adjusting? Is something wrong? I got it yesterday and it was open and doing okay, I moved it to higher flow as I’ve heard they like high flow and now it’s kinda closed

 

[Tahoe61]

It looks fine to me, just acclimating. Mod flow should be fine. Be careful though, that green Montiporia has the potential to kill near by corals, I would not let them get much closer.

Congrats they are great corals. :-)

 

[Twink_w_a_Reef]

It looks fine to me, just acclimating. Mod flow should be fine. Be careful though, that green Montiporia has the potential to kill near by corals, I would not let them get much closer.

Congrats they are great corals. :)

Wait, can it kill the stylo with like tentacles or something? Or just growing room. I didn’t think about growing room and thank you so much! Ive only done softies up until a month or two ago when u got a monti and then I wanted a stylo lol

 

[Tahoe61]

It will not send out sweeper tenticals like other corals, but it will exhibit mesenterial filaments if another coral grows too close. Just something to keep in mind.

:-)

 

[Twink_w_a_Reef]

It will not send out sweeper tenticals like other corals, but it will exhibit mesenterial filaments if another coral grows too close. Just something to keep in mind.

:)

Thanks! I had no ides they did that so I really appreciate it