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Nothing to worry about, I actually have a tracyphyllia that has one of the lobes at an almost 90° angle because that's where the flow is coming from lol
Looks good. They are not always perfectly symmetrical.
The issue is. It wasn’t like that when i got it. It was almost perfect circle.
If u notice its lifted a bit here is thet a concern?
even the lifted part where the flesh band is?I don't see anything wrong, looks good!
Any idea what could those webs be on it? Lights off…Looks good. They are not always perfectly symmetrical.
If you are giving it an ideal environment, but you are still having issues then it could be a date mussel (lithophaga), a type of boring mussel that irritates the scoly from inside its skeletal base: (see the Shane Danger video at 27:40 if it doesn't autoplay at that spot).
Obviously, ensure it has ideal living conditions first. There is no need jump straight to the extreme of cutting off some of the skeleton if something simple like flow can resolve it. If after another month your scoly is getting worse then it may be something to consider.
You likely won't be able to tell just by looking at the outside since the mussel will bore itself in when it is tiny and the scoly can repair the skeleton. The base of yours looks fairly small and somewhat freshly cut, probably done to glue it onto that tile. Hopefully any lithophaga may have been chopped up during that process. If yours was trimmed before putting on that tile then you might be able to see a perfectly round hole (you can see some in the video) which would indicate there is one inside your scoly.
I've had my scoly for about 6 months. The first few months it was fat and happy, then it slowly started getting less and less puffy. About a month ago it stopped inflating and I could see some tissue recession. Last weekend I took a rotary cutting wheel to the base of it, and found one of those inside, about 1.5" long. It must have been in there the whole time, but was finally large enough that it irritated my scoly enough to be noticeable.
Looks good. They are not always perfectly symmetrical.
I just fed it it didnt have the crazy tentacles out. But i got a feeding reacting after feeding mysis shrimp. Does it looks like its eating?To me it just looks like a healthy baby scoly. Needs to grow more to have more flesh so it can come over the plug and to the ground. Feed 2-3x a week at night when feeders are out. Do you look at night when lights have been off for a hour?
Scoly update. I moved it to a lower flow/light area. And iv been trying to feed 3x a week. I neglected feeding lately because iv been busy working a lotTo me it just looks like a healthy baby scoly. Needs to grow more to have more flesh so it can come over the plug and to the ground. Feed 2-3x a week at night when feeders are out. Do you look at night when lights have been off for a hour?