inflated Hammer coral?/

[saltfishlover]

has anyone had a hammer coral start to inflate? Mine appears to have a large bubble coming from it mouth area. looks like a small balloon. can someone tell me if tthis is a bad thing? ive had it for about a year and it has split several times. this is the first time ive seen this though.

 

[saltfishlover]

these are the pictures for the above bubble problems.. thanks again

http://myfish.design-by-diamond.com/sfl/hammer bubble.JPG

http://myfish.design-by-diamond.com/sfl/hammer bubble 2.JPG

 

[burning2nd]

wow,

dont know

hell i dont even know if that looks bad or not....


BUmp

 

[Llarian]

Mine does that too. I haven't been able to figure out why, but it certainly seems quite happy and is growing well, so I figured it wasn't an issue.

-Dylan

 

[saltfishlover]

does it go away or stay like that?

 

[Llarian]

It seems to come and go.

-D

 

[brady816]

When the lights are off at night mine close up like that. And then when the lights come on they open up..Was the picture taken right when the lights come on??? Or were they on for a few hours

 

[saltfishlover]

the lights were off for about 5 hours. i had to turn on te actinics to get a good pic. its not the closing upi was worried about. if you look close to one of the heads it has a bubble growing from its mouth.

 

[saltfishlover]

this bubble has doubled in size now. its almost the size of a golf ball. anyone have the same problem? should i worry?

 

[burning2nd]

Id say, do not interven.....

do what changes,

test

and remain calm and collected,

patient's is a vertu,

 

[Sherman]

Is it:

Taking the kids to the pool?
Taking the Browns to the SuperBowl?

err..

defecating, maybe? Or is this every night?

 

[returnofsid]

Could possibly be expelling it's waste. Some corals do this in a way similar to some Anemones. it almost looks like they're expelling their gut....lol.

 

[saltfishlover]

this has not happend in over a year. Now it is constant. 24/7the bubble is there. no guts just looks like either its mouth area or one of the "tentacles" near it is completley inflated all the time. the size of a golf ball. Its just one of tthe 8 or so polyps. looks like anohter may b starting.