Soft coral help

[aerialdronemaster]

Hello
I just noticed that part of this coral is attached to the rock and the bottom part is stretching and looks bad
I tried to remove it from the rock , but the coral is super soft and it is really stuck to the rock
What to do now

 

[Bossman]

It looks to me like it's trying to grow to the adjacent rock. It will stretch and reach to spread it's territory.

 

[aerialdronemaster]

ok, so no extra action needed? it is one of my first corals, and it grows , so I dont want to lose it

thank you

 

[Bossman]

It looks like a "xenia". I have some xenia and it will stretch and grow, attach itself to other surfaces. So much so, you may wish you didn't have it someday. No action required.

The xenia I have has to be weeded on a regular basis. Otherwise it will take over a tank. Many reefers consider it a weed. I keep it and prune it and have no problem with it. It was my first coral as well.

 

[aerialdronemaster]

thank you all for answer!

 

[ahiggins]

It will take care of it on its own-like the others said it will expand and then eventually break down that small spot where it’s already stretching.