Mushroom coral

[Goonter]

i bought a red mushroom coral, i believe. I placed it on the rock in a hole close to the bottom of the thank because i know most don't like too much light and not hardly any flow, but it seems to have closed and scooted further and further down into a crevice, is it having too much light and i should move it or what? i'm confused.

[ctruchan]

change the location.....depends on your shroom...mine don't mind light or flow

[justaguy2]

How long have you had it? Corals can take a few days to adapt to a new home. If it doesn't open up for a few days then I would move it otherwise just let it be. Moving it would just be more stress at this point.

 

Some folks also like to leave the lights off for at least a few hours after a new coral is introduced.

[Dragonette]

i bought a red mushroom coral, i believe. I placed it on the rock in a hole close to the bottom of the thank because i know most don't like too much light and not hardly any flow, but it seems to have closed and scooted further and further down into a crevice, is it having too much light and i should move it or what? i'm confused.

 

alot of places keep bright shrooms under actinic only because it helps them sell better. I think its possible your shroom is retreating due to the light. I would give it some soft flow.

 

Shrooms can be finicky but they will come around

Jess

[supreme_spork]

How long have you had it? Corals can take a few days to adapt to a new home. If it doesn't open up for a few days then I would move it otherwise just let it be. Moving it would just be more stress at this point.

 

Some folks also like to leave the lights off for at least a few hours after a new coral is introduced.

 

The only edit I'd make to the above is that corals can take a few *months* to fully adapt to a new environment and frequently you won't see the true effects on its health and behavior for much longer than you'd think.

 

There's no need to leave the lights off when introducing a new coral -- that's a strategy for fish and other mobile critters who tend to feel safer when they can hide for a while after being introduced to a new environment. For corals it's best to not blast them with light for the first week or two, but that should be balanced with moving them as little as possible. The more you can resist the temptation to move something -- unless it's clearly in trouble -- the better off your critters will be.