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06-11-2007, 04:32 PM
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| Limpet  |  Flower Pot Question I have never seen this before but my flower pot is swelling up like a full water ballon. Does anyone have an idea why it is doing this? The flowers disapear into the flowerpot and it gets about 3 times its normal size. All the water params are good. Nitrates 4 ppm and the phosphate is nill. I do a 5 gallon water change once a week. everybody else is fine and looking great and nothing has been changed in the tank.
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06-11-2007, 05:15 PM
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| The Wand Geek was here. ;)   | Re: Flower Pot Question Take a pic! Quick!
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06-11-2007, 06:20 PM
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| Limpet | Re: Flower Pot Question here is the link to the flower pot in question http://s155.photobucket.com/albums/s...wer%20pot/ let me know when he is swollen he is a little bigger than a softball
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06-11-2007, 06:37 PM
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| Limpet  | Re: Flower Pot Question I used to have a pink/red goniopora that did the same when ever i would add water or stir up the sand bed. it would even do it when a fish swam by... i think its a defense mechanism of some sort.
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06-11-2007, 06:53 PM
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| You talkin ta ME?   | Re: Flower Pot Question Just want to see what people say on this one... mine does something like that, it "hugs" itself if I disturb it suddenly and doesn't have time to retract, then when it relaxes it looks normal again. Thought it was a defense mechanism too.
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06-11-2007, 07:42 PM
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| Limpet | Re: Flower Pot Question I found a neat site with lots of info. but still want others input.. Goniopora.org:::Goniopora Reference Web Site has good pics as well
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06-11-2007, 07:49 PM
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| Wannabe Guru   | Re: Flower Pot Question Mine would do the same thing, I also think it's a defensive reaction.
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