Coral shrunk

[Hetts]

So I just got two new soft corals today and the one has shrunk up all the way. When I first added it, it expanded and was looking great. Then a few hours later I went to check and saw it all shrunken up. Any reason why??

 

[Stephen8169301]

Just needs time

 

[Hetts]

Just needs time

It was shrunken a little when I first added it but expanded to full size very quickly. Is it normal to now shrink like this again?

 

[Stephen8169301]

It was shrunken a little when I first added it but expanded to full size very quickly. Is it normal to now shrink like this again?

What kind of coral is it

 

[Hetts]

What kind of coral is it

I can’t really remember, this is what it looked like when I first added it. And it got a lot bigger than this

 

[Cole.mormon]

Did you dip it

 

[Hetts]

Did you dip it

Nah guy at LFS said these are really hardy corals and it wasn’t really necessary. Also my coral dip expired in 2021

 

[Stephen8169301]

I can’t really remember, this is what it looked like when I first added it. And it got a lot bigger than this

Most soft corals are very forgiving give it time to adjust at least a week

 

[Hetts]

Most soft corals are very forgiving give it time to adjust at least a week

Yeah I was told they were super hardy and literally just had to add it and it’ll be good

 

[Tired]

You do have to have an appropriate light, enough nutrients, and no poisons in the water. It's probably just annoyed at being moved.

You'll probably want to put it on a small rock on the sand, to make it harder for it to spread. Most soft corals of that shape spread very fast and should be contained on a rock island to keep them from engulfing your entire rockscape.

 

[Stephen8169301]

Yeah I was told they were super hardy and literally just had to add it and it’ll be good

You acclimated?

 

[Hetts]

You acclimated?

Yes

 

[Stephen8169301]

Yes

Your fine give it a week

 

[Hetts]

You do have to have an appropriate light, enough nutrients, and no poisons in the water. It's probably just annoyed at being moved.

You'll probably want to put it on a small rock on the sand, to make it harder for it to spread. Most soft corals of that shape spread very fast and should be contained on a rock island to keep them from engulfing your entire rockscape.

It’s currently on a rock by itself, will probably keep it by itself most the time. May move it in future. I used some reef glue so not sure how easy it’ll be to move it again lol