Galaxia help/ questions

[JAWSIII]

In a different post this first pic was identified as galaxia. I’ve had this one for about 3 weeks. It is place on its own piece of LR away from other corals at the bottom of a 65 tall with medium flow I am using prime 16 reef lights.

when I look up galaxia most of the pics I see have the coral open with waving arms. Mine looks like the first pic all the time day and night.

I have other species that open and close with light cycles (pics included)

all my water parameters are in line with what a mixed reef should be and I target feed reef revolution coral food 2x per week

any advice on placement or anything else that might get him to open?? Or do I just have a species that is supposed to look like he does?

thanks.

 

[Pistol Peet]

I have 2 Galaxias there are pretty touchy mine seem to do better in a lower flow.

 

[JGT]

In a different post this first pic was identified as galaxia. I’ve had this one for about 3 weeks. It is place on its own piece of LR away from other corals at the bottom of a 65 tall with medium flow I am using prime 16 reef lights.

when I look up galaxia most of the pics I see have the coral open with waving arms. Mine looks like the first pic all the time day and night.

I have other species that open and close with light cycles (pics included)

all my water parameters are in line with what a mixed reef should be and I target feed reef revolution coral food 2x per week

any advice on placement or anything else that might get him to open?? Or do I just have a species that is supposed to look like he does?

thanks.

There are also Galaxea types with just short polyps vs. long, waving arms like goniopora. This one seems to be that type. Hard to tell from pic but are you seeing any polyps protruding from the star like skeletons?

 

[JAWSIII]

I have never seen anything protruding from the skeltons. Just bright green color inside the skeleton. Gonna try moving to a lower flow area.