Is this normal for a brain coral

[Paulski510]

This is my first brain coral.its been fine for almost two months,water perimeters are fine.i feed him yesterday and today he looks like this.ive feed him before and never noticed him like this.is this normal?

 

[najer]

Looks ok to me, got a pic of what it generally looks like?

 

[Paulski510]

Now this is right after i put it in there.usually its twice as big as that.the only time it was that sucked up was when i first introduced it to the tank.

 

[najer]

Looks sulky, did you use different food or have you changed anything like light or flow?

 

[Paulski510]

Looks sulky, did you use different food or have you changed anything like light or flow?

No everything is normal.i just dont know if it acts like a anemone,they do weird things maybe this one does too.

 

[najer]

Just looks "tight", hopefully just having a tantrum for some reason, I have 30 or 40 lps, always 1 or 2 sulking.
Lovely coral by the way, I picked up a rescue one yesterday.

 

[Paulski510]

Just looks "tight", hopefully just having a tantrum for some reason, I have 30 or 40 lps, always 1 or 2 sulking.
Lovely coral by the way, I picked up a rescue one yesterday.

Thanks. I just thought it was digesting or something.it will be back in sure.

 

[miyags]

It does look ok. When my wellso shrinks up for more than 3 days I check for low alk. Your color looks better now than when you added it. Looks a little bleached in the 2nd & 3rd pic.

 

[Paulski510]

It does look ok. When my wellso shrinks up for more than 3 days I check for low alk. Your color looks better now than when you added it. Looks a little

It does look ok. When my wellso shrinks up for more than 3 days I check for low alk. Your color looks better now than when you added it. Looks a little bleached in the 2nd & 3rd pic.

Thanks for the reply.the creatures of the ocean are amazing.they do things that look like they're dying then come right back better than ever.

 

[ngvu1]

I think it is not just brain corals. Other corals also do that. I have seen many LPS corals after being fed LPS pellets which are very rich in nutrient, the next day they look like they are about to die; you could say it is like they were eating poison....However, the day after that they became normal. That was just my experience. It happened to my lobo, space invader, blasto, acans....However, this behavior is not consistent; just once in a while.

 

[Mr. Fancy Pants]

It's probably going to poop soon lol

 

[Paulski510]

His tentacles were out this morning and he was puffed up a little bit more than last night.thanks for the input its appreciated.

 

[miyags]

I feed mine a small 1/4in. piece of raw shrimp once a week, that's it.

 

[Paulski510]

I feed mine a small 1/4in. piece of raw shrimp once a week, that's it.

Do you feed each head or just one?

 

[miyags]

I just stick it to it's tentacles and let it disside.