My first scoly!

[AydenLincoln]

My first full size scoly and my most expensive coral I hope it does well! I did get a steal of a deal on him though. He is a little bit stressed and didn’t ship the best.:grimacing-face: Fingers crossed if not I’m probably not getting any others.

 

[lil sumpin]

Looks great!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Nice looking scoly!

 

[AydenLincoln]

I had a button scoly die on me because my lighting was too high I believe. I stuck this little buddy under a rock. Is it normal for the skeleton to show like that especially if shipped and the coral is stressed? The white stuff on it is the skeleton also my hermit crabs seem to be loving it ugh.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

I had a button scoly die on me because my lighting was too high I believe. I stuck this little buddy under a rock. Is it normal for the skeleton to show like that especially if shipped and the coral is stressed? The white stuff on it is the skeleton also my hermit crabs seem to be loving it.

It is definitely deflated and stressed from being shipped. The things sticking out of it, is the skeleton like you said. It is definitely not normal, but considering the fact that it's gone through alot in the past few days, I wouldn't worry about it too much. As the coral puffs up, you shouldn't see it.

 

[AydenLincoln]

It is definitely deflated and stressed from being shipped. The things sticking out of it, is the skeleton like you said. It is definitely not normal, but considering the fact that it's gone through alot in the past few days, I wouldn't worry about it too much. As the coral puffs up, you shouldn't see it.

I hope does or I will be so sad and disappointed.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

I hope does or I will be so sad and disappointed.

I am sure you will be fine. I see a healthy hammer in the tank, so of you can keep that you definitely can keep a scoly. Just get lighting and flow right!

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Which one was taken first?

 

[AydenLincoln]

I am sure you will be fine. I see a healthy hammer in the tank, so of you can keep that you definitely can keep a scoly. Just get lighting and flow right!

Yup one happy little tank!

 

[AydenLincoln]

Which one was taken first?

The top one the other one is with white lighting but also after the hermit crabs went crawling all over it. I will keep an eye on it.

 

[AydenLincoln]

He’s looking so much better! So I can confirm he was stressed from shipping so I’m going to be optimistic now! This also makes me feel a lot better!:star-struck:

 

[kevgib67]

I love scolys but I’m not home enough to turkey baste sand of it from my diamond watchman goby. I talked to a vendor and he suggested I didn’t get one :crying-face: .

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

He’s looking so much better! So I can confirm he was stressed from shipping so I’m going to be optimistic now! This also makes me feel a lot better!:star-struck:

Looks awesome.

 

[Kmst80]

Get the scolly of the sand and glue it onto a rock. They don't like having sand on them, I lost a few before realising that.

 

[Mr_Knightley]

It looks wonderful! Meat corals of all types tend to be dramatic shippers, glad she's settled in. Definitely get it off the sand; scolies are cliff dwellers in the wild and never encounter sand, so they don't know how to deal with it and aren't adapted to the microbiome there.

 

[ryanjohn1]

Get the scolly of the sand and glue it onto a rock. They don't like having sand on them, I lost a few before realising that.

I’ve had scoly in sand for 3 years.

 

[ryanjohn1]

Came in 3 years ago at about 2 inches. Now is 5-6 across. In sand bed the entire time

 

[VintageReefer]

That urchin can cause damage to the scoly, and any other poofy coral that inflates

 

[VintageReefer]

The scoly has been in the exact same spot in the sand for 3 years

 

[ryanjohn1]

The scoly has been in the exact same spot in the sand for 3 years

I’ve read that at around the 3 year mark they can begin to split. Have you seen that before?