Zoa advice wanted. Deformed polyp?

[russell.dexter]

Hey guys

Can you take a look at my palys and give me your thoughts / feedback

This frag has been in the tank for over a month now and has grown quite a bit (from five or six polyps to twelve)

The polyp on the top right keeps randomly closing though and always seems.... Deformed... Or twisted slightly. The photos aren't the best...

Any ideas on the health of this colony?

 

[footgal]

It looks okay to me, sometimes an individual polyp will come out a little wonky but I don’t see any signs of disease or pests. They do appear to be stretched and browned so moving them to higher light should make the stalks shorter and give them better coloration but it’s mostly a cosmetic choice and definitely not required

 

[Reefing_addiction]

@footgal
@vetteguy53081

I’ve had a polyp do weird things and go back to normal

but not sure what caused it

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Lol as I was posting my reply and tagging @footgal she reaponds

 

[footgal]

@footgal

@vetteguy53081

I’ve had a polyp do weird things and go back to normal

but not sure what caused it

Lol beat you to it!

 

[Reefing_addiction]

@footgal

Lol beat you to it!

Get out of my head

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks to me like a couple of the polyps may have gotten something suspended and trying to eat as their typical response looks like this

 

[zoaprince]

that's just the black sheep of the family

 

[russell.dexter]

It looks okay to me, sometimes an individual polyp will come out a little wonky but I don’t see any signs of disease or pests. They do appear to be stretched and browned so moving them to higher light should make the stalks shorter and give them better coloration but it’s mostly a cosmetic choice and definitely not required

Thanks!

They are sort of stretched- I am using the stock light on a Fluval Evo 5 gallon, so I'm sure it's not getting the best light it could. Hopefully I can upgrade the light to a kessil in the near future!

 

[footgal]

Thanks!

They are sort of stretched- I am using the stock light on a Fluval Evo 5 gallon, so I'm sure it's not getting the best light it could. Hopefully I can upgrade the light to a kessil in the near future!

Kessil or AI are great lights for a smaller tank, love the vibrancy it brings out in the corals. Hope you get that upgrade soon!