Plate Coral Keeps Moving?

[Ryebreadiest]

I’ve had this big fluffy plate for a few weeks, and twice now it’s moved from a flat open spot to its edge up onto a rock with a few Zoa frags on it. I move it back down, it sulks for a day and then I wake up and it’s back up with its edge lifted onto the rock and happy as a clam. It’s fully off the sand bed with just its edged touching.

Been like this for a week now. Should I just…leave it?

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

I would not leave it, it looks receded, its showing skeleton

 

[exnisstech]

Are you sure it's not be blown there or moved by an urchin or large snail? Mine would move around a little on the sand but I'm not sure they even have the ability to climb onto a rock. Mine would move by inflating amd deflating. I agree it does look like it has some tissue recession.

 

[thamnasteroid]

I would not leave it, it looks receded, its showing skeleton

I believe that's not recession, but just part of the flesh from the underside being flipped over

 

[thamnasteroid]

Are you sure it's not be blown there or moved by an urchin or large snail? Mine would move around a little on the sand but I'm not sure they even have the ability to climb onto a rock. Mine would move by inflating amd deflating. I agree it does look like it has some tissue recession.

being blown around when inflated is how plates move; they can't actually move around on their own

Take a look at the underside; if there's recession there then I would recommend moving it.

 

[Ryebreadiest]

I ended up moving it to the darkest corner of the tank and it seems happy now. Maybe it was just too much light. Hasn’t moved in over a week. Sorry about the picture quality (can’t find my orange filter) but tissue seems ok. It might have just been flow plus light.

In retrospect I should have know. Last time I had one of these it was in full shadow basically and very happy for several years.

 

[exnisstech]

being blown around when inflated is how plates move; they can't actually move around on their own

Take a look at the underside; if there's recession there then I would recommend moving it.

Maybe most do but I watched mine move. They would go into a dome like shape and then flatten out. As they flattened out they would gradually move. It was a very slow process and they didn't move far. Mine never blew around the tank.