What is going on with my Blue Palm Coral?

pf1130 · 04/28/2008, 07:41 PM

I woke up this morning to find my Blue Palm with this stringy yellow stuff coming out of its pores. Anyone know what this is? Is it trying to reproduce or dying?

Kep · 04/28/2008, 07:50 PM

Have you been target feeding this coral? It is non-photosynthetic...

pf1130 · 04/28/2008, 07:53 PM

Yes, I have been target feeding cyclopeeze twice a week and adding phyto to the tank once a week.

styndall · 04/28/2008, 08:03 PM

How long have you had this? And how have you been feeding it? I've read that these rarely survive in aquariums, and I'd like to see whether you methods have been more successful.

pf1130 · 04/28/2008, 08:08 PM

Unfortunately I've only had it for about two weeks. Before purchasing it I found VERY little information on them. Only that they are non-photosynthetic. I has been doing really well until now though. A day after putting it in my tank it dropped all its heads off, but they regrew bigger than before within 4-5 days.

seapug · 04/28/2008, 08:16 PM

that's not a coral, it's a tunicate. They are naturally short lived and very difficult if not impossible to keep alive for long in captivity.

pf1130 · 04/28/2008, 08:27 PM

Any guesses as to what is going on though? Anyone seen something similar before?

pex · 04/29/2008, 07:33 AM

I had one in my last tank for about 4 months before I sold it due to tearing down the system. Not sure what happened to it after that, but it would do the exact same thing as the photo about once a week and it would last for about a day. I never found out what it was or why it did it. It would also drop its heads about every 3 weeks and they would regrow larger. They are very nice looking, but it seems that not much is known about them. Good luck with it.

acrodave · 04/29/2008, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by seapug
that's not a coral, it's a tunicate. They are naturally short lived and very difficult if not impossible to keep alive for long in captivity.

ditto

04/28/2008, 07:41 PM	#1
pf1130 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 100	What is going on with my Blue Palm Coral? I woke up this morning to find my Blue Palm with this stringy yellow stuff coming out of its pores. Anyone know what this is? Is it trying to reproduce or dying?

04/28/2008, 08:16 PM	#6
seapug Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 4980 ft. Posts: 7,954 Blog Entries: 1	that's not a coral, it's a tunicate. They are naturally short lived and very difficult if not impossible to keep alive for long in captivity. __________________ insert clever saying here. Current Tank Info: 200 gallon custom Marineland DD peninsular tank. LPS dominated mixed reef. Previous 90 gallon mixed reef TOTM April 2009.

04/29/2008, 07:33 AM	#8
pex Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 167	I had one in my last tank for about 4 months before I sold it due to tearing down the system. Not sure what happened to it after that, but it would do the exact same thing as the photo about once a week and it would last for about a day. I never found out what it was or why it did it. It would also drop its heads about every 3 weeks and they would regrow larger. They are very nice looking, but it seems that not much is known about them. Good luck with it. __________________ Money can't buy happiness, but it's a damn good down payment! Current Tank Info: 92 display, 54 Fuge , 45 sump, 36 frag, 2 x 400w 14,000K MH, 1 x 150w 10,000k MH, 6 x 18w T5...in the works

04/28/2008, 07:50 PM	#2
Kep Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Posts: 225	Have you been target feeding this coral? It is non-photosynthetic...

04/28/2008, 07:53 PM	#3
pf1130 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 100	Yes, I have been target feeding cyclopeeze twice a week and adding phyto to the tank once a week.

04/28/2008, 08:03 PM	#4
styndall Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 282	How long have you had this? And how have you been feeding it? I've read that these rarely survive in aquariums, and I'd like to see whether you methods have been more successful.

04/28/2008, 08:08 PM	#5
pf1130 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 100	Unfortunately I've only had it for about two weeks. Before purchasing it I found VERY little information on them. Only that they are non-photosynthetic. I has been doing really well until now though. A day after putting it in my tank it dropped all its heads off, but they regrew bigger than before within 4-5 days.

04/28/2008, 08:27 PM	#7
pf1130 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 100	Any guesses as to what is going on though? Anyone seen something similar before?