How Can I Tell If Digitata Is Happy?

[Wisenheimer]

I got a small frag of Forest Fire Montipora Digitata 2 days ago. How can I tell if it's happy with it's placement?

 

I have it about half way up in my IM Micro 30 under a Kessil A160WE running at 65%. It's a couple of inches below a Montipora Confusa that's growing like a weed. It has almost daily growth, if that's even possible.

 

The Digitata has polyps showing but they're really small. My Confusa is literally covered with a carpet of polyps.

 

How long should I leave the digitata to see if it gets either more, or bigger polyps?

 

Will the polyps be the same size as the Confusa?

 

Thanks

[AdamNC]

I will be happy when it has full polyp extension.

[Wisenheimer]

I will be happy when it has full polyp extension.

That much I do know. lol

 

The question is how do I know what "full polyp extension" is? It's polyps are smaller than my plating Monti but is this normal? The polyps are out all the time and I can see them waving back and forth in the flow.

 

It's been in the tank a week now and hasn't lost any colour. I'll take that as a good sign. I just hope I start to see some yellow on the edges in the next few weeks to show growth

[AdamNC]

Honestly your best bet is to compare yours to others using a google search on the type of coral it is, not so much the color but the sp.

[Wisenheimer]

Honestly your best bet is to compare yours to others using a google search on the type of coral it is, not so much the color but the sp.

Thanks. I seem to be getting more polyps and the ones that are there seem fuller than they were. I seems to be getting more evenly covered in red if that makes any sense.

 

I must be having a dumb day, but what is "sp"? LOL