Bubble Coral

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by dstasiuk

I don't understand these things either. I had one that was spectacular - about 12" across when open. It slowly started to recede from both edges until there was only a tiny (about 1" spot) with any life left on it - about 3 bubbles.

I was about to dispose of it, but decided to stick it on a small shelf in a non-visible spot until it died completely. Now, about 3 weeks later, it's recovering very well - it has reclaimed about 50% of it's skeleton and visibly growing every day. Sure happy I didn't toss it.

I have also seen a similar behavior from one at our LFS - is it possible this is abit of a cycle they go through?

The exact same thing happened with our bubble coral

[Doug]

The one pictured in my avatar was around 10 yrs. old when it died from an infection. However I believe it was due to an alkalinity problem, which is another story.

It loved intense light, from my 250w 65k Iwasaki, [plus window sunlight], in my 70g cube to its last home in my 225g with 400w Radiums. It was close to 2 ft. sq. when open in all its glory. My mated Blue Striped Cinnamon clowns called it home.

For current, I always found it liked enough to move the bubbles but not enough to distort their shape. I usually fed it some type of shrimps like mysis or before that the larger krill types. It also ate anything it could catch floating pass, including a chromis once.

Best to feed them in the evening light, when there light catching bubbles are mostly gone and all their feeding catchers are out waving around.

[Skimmerking]

yes Doug you had a beautiful bubble coral i can also vouch it love the light and Doug's was a white pearl one amazing and huge... mine was a green one that is on the down hill for some reason , I havent got the reason on what caused it to go that way. but since im 8000 miles away from it I'm hoping that Doug can help it out....

[ElGuappo]

Originally Posted by Doug

For current, I always found it liked enough to move the bubbles but not enough to distort their shape. I usually fed it some type of shrimps like mysis or before that the larger krill types. It also ate anything it could catch floating pass, including a chromis once.

Best to feed them in the evening light, when there light catching bubbles are mostly gone and all their feeding catchers are out waving around.

i Agree 100% except for the chromis thing havent lost one of those yet, ia m however missing a camel shrimp since adding the bubble.

As for the light i have a red sea max tank and the light is decent but not good and it does fine i have it mid tank.

[Mattgesy]

well i moved it to this one spot, and its more not so intense lighting, and it seems to be doing better, like barly any flow to the water, and the bubbles are starting to come back about 2 right now, so here's hoping its going to pop back up
Thanks everyone

(last time i get myself one of these lol)