hey guys I got this guy earlier today he's probably been in the tank for around 7 hours first question what's it's name I forget... also it hasent opened fully I wasn't sure if it hasn't been enough time yet or if he's getting to much like also I would like to know if it should be fed and how much/often thanks guys!
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AntarcticIkeelu
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1. Duncan Coral
2. he doesn't look good per say but you may just have to give him some more time, depends a lot on how long your tank has been running, flow, lights, params, etc.
3. I would feed him, as you can see he has a mouth so he will benefit from feedings. My personal preference is reef roids. I feed my entire tank about 1 tsp every week to two weeks. I also feed reef chili, brine, and phyto feast. For best results use a syringe to target feed him.
2. he doesn't look good per say but you may just have to give him some more time, depends a lot on how long your tank has been running, flow, lights, params, etc.
3. I would feed him, as you can see he has a mouth so he will benefit from feedings. My personal preference is reef roids. I feed my entire tank about 1 tsp every week to two weeks. I also feed reef chili, brine, and phyto feast. For best results use a syringe to target feed him.
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What kind of lights is he under, I feed mine once a week but I have a 150 gal tank so my system can handle heavy feeding. If he is the only coral in your tank I would feed him 1-2 times a week.
duncans can very really picky... mine took about 2 weeks for me to find a spot for him that he would like but once he got settled in the thing took off and in just 3 months went from a little head to 7 heads 
Dang I hope my can turn out that well and did you leave the plug on him? And if you removed it how and how to you keep him in one place and move him without touching him (I'm assuming it's not good for them)duncans can very really picky... mine took about 2 weeks for me to find a spot for him that he would like but once he got settled in the thing took off and in just 3 months went from a little head to 7 heads
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as long as you don't touch the squish head part you aren't going to hurt him
Flippers4pups
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Is he bending his "head" like that to get more light or is the current to strong making it lean? Sorry my first coal
I would say no. If it was too much, it would close up.
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Flippers4pups
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Your welcome. Keep it fed and it should be fine.
sorry for the late reply, yes I did remove it from the frag plug. I used super glue to mount it where I wanted but I made sure to use enough that I could pop it off at any time in case it had to be moved without hurting the coral.
here is a photo of when I was moving him around... you can see at the base there is a lot of glue
This is what it looks like now... It has heads going all around it but are covered up a lot by the 1 big one
Flippers4pups
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Yes, as with euphyllia corals, they can be irritated and close up from time to time. Normal.
