GSP hiding

[danny zubot]

GSP is an extremely resilient coral. Sometimes it wil stay closed for several days but you can be damned sure that it won't die on you unless something's terribly wrong with your water parameters.

They are but you never know. I lost 3 cloned colonies recently for some reason. All other corals were fine! But ya, They have a history of closing up from time to time, usually when they're messed around with or a tank perameter is changed too rapidly.

[likwid]

Hey guys,

The GSP is still closed up. It has been a few weeks, and I am not sure what to do. They look to be in good condition, just closed up tightly in their purple bulbs.

[fishface]

mine do that all the time...they always seem to come out sooner or later though.

[likwid]

Originally Posted by fishface

mine do that all the time...they always seem to come out sooner or later though.

They stay hidden for a few weeks or just days?

[fishface]

they'll stay hidden for quite some time. you can always try movin' them to a different part of the tank to see if they perk up. don't go move them every day, give them some time in a different location maybe and see what happens to them. they may be unhappy with some of the neighboring corals right now, who knows.

[Moogled]

Weird - I've heard of GSP being stubborn but never like that. How big is your colony?

[likwid]

about 3 inches in diameter, nothing too huge. I moved them to a new spot, so we will see what happens