Favia bubbling up?
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romperstomper
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When mine did this it was to much light ,moved to a deeper position and it went down .
Hemmdog
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How long has this been going on for? It reminds me of brown jelly disease, have they ever popped? Some frags at one of my LFS’s looked similar to this, a month later I went back and the polyps that were puffy were just skeleton leaving the non puffy ones alive, this kept progressing though and spreading through their systems. It was really quite a nightmare for them, they lost thousands of dollars in livestock over the past 3 months.The first bubble on one of them has fallen over on it self but is still hanging in there.
The other favia has one big bubble now with more growing.
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ESH
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They have not popped and I haven't been keeping track exactly - but I would estimate that I first took notice sometime in March. Ive got a photo dated March 30 that shows a bubble on it, and then the actual photos for this post were taken on 28 April. The the newer bubbles have progressed in the last 15 days. Lots of color to them, it really just looks like an inflated polyp.
Ive had these guys from small frags for well over a year now. One was from a LFS, one from WWC, the other TSA. None of this was exhibited until I moved them into the new tank this past Dec/January time frame.
Ive had these guys from small frags for well over a year now. One was from a LFS, one from WWC, the other TSA. None of this was exhibited until I moved them into the new tank this past Dec/January time frame.
BeejReef
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I have a real quick favia question that's a simple yes or no. I have a little bubble algae well down on the stony portion and frag plug of a single polyp dragon soul. Can I pull it and go pretty aggressively at it with hydrogen peroxide so long as I contain my efforts to the stony part of the coral?
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ESH
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First big bubble recently popped. Looked just like a deflated balloon, but the rest of the coral is fine, and since it popped it appears to be growing back over the skeleton.
Meanwhile, the other favia's been really bubbling up.
Meanwhile, the other favia's been really bubbling up.
Vinman
Brewing is worth it
I've had this happen with two Favia it is fragging itself in a few days possibly a week or so the bubble will fall off it has a calcium skeleton in it it will end up in the sand let it set for a while looks like it's coming down you can glue it to a plug
Vinman
Brewing is worth it
This was a bubble coming off of a Favia at one time it will actually start drooping and hanging like a string slowly dripping off your Coral till it breaks free just let it do its thing
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ESH
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The bubbles on my favia's have mostly gone away, though coral still looks fine. The bubbles held their own until they got bumped, and now look deflated and stretched out. Almost like a salvador dali painting where the clocks look like they are melting, but still full of color and life.
