I just purchased a large piece of green bubble coral. I acclimated to my tank it is fully open within an hour. I noticed, however, that one of the bubbles popped on the coral in transit from the store. My question is whether the bubbles on the coral grow back or repare themselves? Also, I was hoping to get some insight into how often the rest of you feed the bubble coral by hand?
Green Bubble Coral
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fishcommunity
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feeding bubbles with meaty food (prawn, squid) is a good way for it to maintain its color.. especially since its a green bubble.. and yea, it will heal itself if ur water parameters are good.. it is a good sign as u mentined it opened an hour after ur acc..
just my 2 cents.. hope this helps..
just my 2 cents.. hope this helps..
funkpolice
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I have alot of tubastrea in my tank, so my bubble probably eats every day. Keep an eye on the damaged area, watch for brown jelly disease.
bill
bill
CMG
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Yeah, watch for brown jelly. LPS can have a short freshwater dip to remove parasites that may irritate the popped bubble according to my corals book. I lost a green bubble coral, I think it was to brown jelly disease from a popped bubble. Mine used to get fed a chunk of formula one once a week. mmmmmmmmmm, yummy for its tummy. There is a ginourmous one in the LFS, must be the size of two basketballs! The thing is scary!
seafansar
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If you see any brown jelly, act quick! I used iodine dips along with high flow to save one of my corals from brown jelly. You can see it here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/aquarium-corals/32873-going-going-but-not-totally-gone.html