My tree coral has moved itself

[Brett S]

So I just thought this was kind of interesting. Over time my tree coral has moved itself a good 6 inches from where I originally placed it in the tank. It was originally on the frag disk circled in red in the picture below:

But it has completely moved off of that disk and is now about 6” away from it.

The bubble coral has probably tripled in size since I got it and I suspect that the tree was starting to get irritated by the bubble coral, so it decided to pack up and move away.

This has just fascinated me because I didn’t realize that soft corals had the ability to move themselves like that.

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Interesting. I've heard of corals walking but never seen an example like this. Thanks for sharing!

 

[mnreefer327]

That's crazy! I've never seen a coral move this much! Thanks for sharing, @Brett S

 

[kichimark]

That is very interesting. Have you noticed any babies left behind? Sort of how mushrooms leave some when they move?

 

[Brett S]

I haven’t noticed any. It appears to have just cleanly moved itself (not quickly though... it was done over a period of several months)