Sinularia question

[Oaken]

I got my first coral after 6 months or so of tank being up, and its a Green Sinularia. The coral is super nice and did very well for 3-4 days. For the last 2 days I've noticed it doesn't perk up anymore or extend towards the light. I have it mid tank in a lower flow area. I fed it some reef roids with the tank to try and see if it would perk.

I have noticed my CLeaner shrimp are constantly around it, theymight be picking at it.

The base rock the frag is broken so not sure if thats affecting it or not?

Ill attach a photo later, I am doing a water change tomorrow so right now unsure or params but everything else (nem and fish) thriving.

Is this behavior normal for an acclimating sinularia?

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

It should be in a higher flow area. Try increasing the flow, it should perk up.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Many leathers are Very Whiney from time to time, especially if you mess with them.

Low flow is not the way to go on that one. They Need good flow around them. My largest colony is literally up with the Acros.

 

[Fink]

I keep several leather and a lot of them periodically close up for a few days, and then slough off their old skin and re-emerge slightly larger than before. Not sure if sinularia do this, but most of my toadstools do it every couple of months.

Also check to see if there's a crap messing around near the base, they can get really upset about that.

 

[Oaken]

I keep several leather and a lot of them periodically close up for a few days, and then slough off their old skin and re-emerge slightly larger than before. Not sure if sinularia do this, but most of my toadstools do it every couple of months.

Also check to see if there's a crap messing around near the base, they can get really upset about that.

Ive moved it a lot in the past week trying to get it to settle. Probably me irritating it. I havent glued it down because I dont wanna sit it to my scape. I dont have high flow in my tank so I guess I need to crank it up!

 

[Oaken]

I keep several leather and a lot of them periodically close up for a few days, and then slough off their old skin and re-emerge slightly larger than before. Not sure if sinularia do this, but most of my toadstools do it every couple of months.

Also check to see if there's a crap messing around near the base, they can get really upset about that.

I know that the cracked rock its on is kind of separating the foot of the leather. Maybe I should glue the rock its stuck to back together

 

[Oaken]

It should be in a higher flow area. Try increasing the flow, it should perk up.

Thank you

 

[Oaken]

See how droopy it is

 

[Oaken]

I did a 50% water change and checked calc and dkh before. 0 ammonia. All 9.6 dkh 470 so I was a little high idk why but I'm not sure if this is the way the frag is or what