My tree coral has moved itself

Brett S

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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:

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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.

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

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

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

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