Question about my Yellow Porites

[sm1983]

I have 2 small frags of Yellow Porites and they are both starting to color up. One of them seems like it might be extending its polyps but I am not sure (2nd photo). What do you guys think?




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[Mr Cob]

They all look closed to me. I have never had that coral before but it doesn't look healthy to me. I could be way off though. How long have you had it? Most of the base looks dead in the first pic.

Here's a pic of a healthy one with full polyp extension:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/141/348430914_f67e558450.jpg?v=0

[sm1983]

Sorry for the bad pop ups. **** host! I will start a webshots account or something.

I got these corals about a week ago. They were actually shipped 2-3 day shipping so I am sure they were not in too good of shape when I got them. They were however free! Maybe the polyps are starting to come out in the 2nd pic? I hope so....

[dmweise]

Nice. What kind of clown is that in the first picture?

[sm1983]

That is a perc. He is a hungry little guy!

[subsailor]

SM1983 I took your pictures out. Please upload to something like photo bucket so the pop ups don't appear. Thanks!

[sm1983]

Ok, got a better host. I am going to go get some marine snow or phyto and hopefully I can get these guys to turn around. Also doing a 5g water change today.

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[Mr Cob]

What kind of lighting do you have on this tank and how long has it been set up? It looks like a fairly new tank considering I do not see any coralline algae on the rocks or tank walls. That could be a concern as to why the polyps have not come out yet.

[OrionN]

It is a new coral in your tank. It does seem like it is coming our in the last picture posted. Wait a few more days and see. Porite are fairly easy to keep

[Daniel]

I have pink and mine looks nowhere near like yours. Mine look fuzzy and took about a day for the polyps to come out. How tall is your tank and what kind of lights and flow do you have it under.

[sm1983]

The tank is a 20g with a 150w MH on it. I have had it set up for around 3 months. I know it was much too early for these corals in the normal scheme of things but they were given to me by John at reefcleaner.org. They did go through a 3 day mailing process so I am sure they were under quite a bit of stress. They seem to be somewhat coming around, new buttons are showing on the one piece.

[OrionN]

Be careful with them on light exposure. They don't required, and may not tolerate, that much light

[JoshOdphi]

i have my yellow porite in a 37 under 250 de mh....its all fuzzy with its polyps extending...my citron goby likes to perch on it...and yea they should be fairly easy to keep...my lived through a/c failure while everything else died....