cju84 Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 Definitely not dead. Dead coral won't have anymore flesh. It looks mad, but not sick or anything. Give it some time and don't mess with it. Candy cane coral typically prefers lower flow areas though, so if it doesn't puff up the flow might be too much. Thanks - It's only been about 10 days in the tank so I'll give it some more time. Link to comment
jgaepi Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Thanks - It's only been about 10 days in the tank so I'll give it some more time. This thread is interesting and relevant. The first coral I bought 12 weeks ago is a candy cane coral. I have never seen tentacles on it and frankly didn't realize it had any. I think it puffs up a few millimeters each day but not significantly. It is growing a bunch of what look like tiny spike branches off of it. I still glows bright. But I didn't even realize it had tentacles. So I wonder what I am doing wrong. Knock on wood but everything I have bought is doing great to date although nothing is really duplicating (including zoas) over the past 12 weeks. Link to comment
gena Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 This thread is interesting and relevant. The first coral I bought 12 weeks ago is a candy cane coral. I have never seen tentacles on it and frankly didn't realize it had any. I think it puffs up a few millimeters each day but not significantly. It is growing a bunch of what look like tiny spike branches off of it. I still glows bright. But I didn't even realize it had tentacles. So I wonder what I am doing wrong. Knock on wood but everything I have bought is doing great to date although nothing is really duplicating (including zoas) over the past 12 weeks. I wouldn't worry about not seeing the feeding tentacles. I have 3 different candy cane corals in my tank. I occasionally see the feeders out during the day. But mostly it's at night. My newest one, that I've had about a month, I've never seen them but it's growing. Yours are probably out when you are sleeping . Link to comment
jgaepi Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I wouldn't worry about not seeing the feeding tentacles. I have 3 different candy cane corals in my tank. I occasionally see the feeders out during the day. But mostly it's at night. My newest one, that I've had about a month, I've never seen them but it's growing. Yours are probably out when you are sleeping . Does the small branching means its reproducing or is just a side benefit? Link to comment
cju84 Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 This thread is interesting and relevant. The first coral I bought 12 weeks ago is a candy cane coral. I have never seen tentacles on it and frankly didn't realize it had any. I think it puffs up a few millimeters each day but not significantly. It is growing a bunch of what look like tiny spike branches off of it. I still glows bright. But I didn't even realize it had tentacles. So I wonder what I am doing wrong. Knock on wood but everything I have bought is doing great to date although nothing is really duplicating (including zoas) over the past 12 weeks. So the past few nights when my lights are still on, they were not out. I checked the tank this morning when the lights are off (they don't go on til 11am) and each head had tentacles about an inch long (much longer than I've ever seen) coming out of each head. I will try to feed a TINY TINY amount before my next water change while these tentacles are very exposed and see if I noticed any change in the coral. Good to hear about your other corals doing well. I know it's a loooooooong process but it sucks when you hear people's corals multiplying by the week. Do you have a pic/thread of your setup? Link to comment
cju84 Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 I wouldn't worry about not seeing the feeding tentacles. I have 3 different candy cane corals in my tank. I occasionally see the feeders out during the day. But mostly it's at night. My newest one, that I've had about a month, I've never seen them but it's growing. Yours are probably out when you are sleeping . I think the candy canes just 'see' the rest of your tank looking amazing and think 'yup, i'll just open right up!' Link to comment
jgaepi Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I think the candy canes just 'see' the rest of your tank looking amazing and think 'yup, i'll just open right up!' That would be awesome but probably not :-) Thanks though. I will track your Candy Cane Experience. Link to comment
gena Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Does the small branching means its reproducing or is just a side benefit? I'm not sure I understand what you are talking about. Can you show a photo of the branches? When mine get new heads, it's from one splitting. The head will get really big and then split in the center. It's a gradual thing and not something that's overnight. That probably sounds confusing . Link to comment
jgaepi Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I'm not sure I understand what you are talking about. Can you show a photo of the branches? When mine get new heads, it's from one splitting. The head will get really big and then split in the center. It's a gradual thing and not something that's overnight. That probably sounds confusing . Not trying to highjack this thread but considering we are talking about healthy candy cane corals, here is a picture of mine. See the small branching, that is the only growth that has developed since I bought it. It has a ton of these small twigs on it. Link to comment
gena Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Not trying to highjack this thread but considering we are talking about healthy candy cane corals, here is a picture of mine. See the small branching, that is the only growth that has developed since I bought it. It has a ton of these small twigs on it. Yeah, that's not a part of the coral but something else. It has a name but I don't feel like looking it up right now . I get those too. Link to comment
Mariaface Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Not trying to highjack this thread but considering we are talking about healthy candy cane corals, here is a picture of mine. See the small branching, that is the only growth that has developed since I bought it. It has a ton of these small twigs on it. Vermetid snails? Link to comment
jgaepi Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Vermetid snails? Snails? How can it be snails? It is twiggy and growing out of the structure. I had to move it the other day and a few snapped off like twigs. Link to comment
kimberbee Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Snails? How can it be snails? It is twiggy and growing out of the structure. I had to move it the other day and a few snapped off like twigs. Google image search them. It looks/sounds like they are vermetid snails. I've got some too. They are kind of annoying but don't seem to do harm. Link to comment
Mariaface Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Snails? How can it be snails? It is twiggy and growing out of the structure. I had to move it the other day and a few snapped off like twigs. I know, right? But there are snails/worms that live in tubes. Vermetid snails love situating themselves next to something that gets a lot of food traffic, then sending out mucus webs and pulling in dinner like on a net. Link to comment
jgaepi Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I know, right? But there are snails/worms that live in tubes. Vermetid snails love situating themselves next to something that gets a lot of food traffic, then sending out mucus webs and pulling in dinner like on a net. Should I dump the trumpet coral? I have enough other things to worry about? Link to comment
Toybuddha Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 No. Theses things aren't really a problem. If they're bothering you, just scrape them off. Link to comment
Mariaface Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Should I dump the trumpet coral? I have enough other things to worry about? What Toybuddha said. You should be able to just take the coral out of the tank and scrape off all the tubes (they'll try to hide in the bottom section, so make sure you get the whole thing), then put the coral back inside. Link to comment
cju84 Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Finally noticing some growth on the Candy Canes! Look brighter and much plumper. I notice the top two left heads are growing over each other and plumping it pretty well. Close up comparison (single candy cane shot when it was mad) vs Candy Cane (and whole tank) taken yesterday. Yellow polyp pic taken yesterday as well. Link to comment
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