Trachyphyllia super inflated

[jasonrusso]

I've asked this before, but I didn't have a good picture. My trachyphyllia does this sometimes. It inflates into a ball, but the next morning it's back to normal.

My shrimp and goby were digging behind it yesterday, but I've always read that a trachyphyllia won't inflate if it's irritated, not overinflate. When I took this picture last night, the tentacles were out but it wasn't feeding night.

 

[chowwil]

My Trachy does this normally to get sand or debris off him. Not sure if you have the same condition

 

[jasonrusso]

My Trachy does this normally to get sand or debris off him. Not sure if you have the same condition

Great observation! That must be it. Like I said, they were digging behind it yesterday. They must have been getting sand on it.

Makes sense now.