"gorrila nipples" question

rissa843 · 06-26-2009, 03:18 PM

i just got a frag of these about 5 days ago, they were looking great, but the last 2 days one of the pods? eyes? not sure what to call it... is closed shut. it wont come open at all. all my testing comes out just right. could this already be a new pod forming? what do newly formed pods look like?

fata1ity · 06-26-2009, 10:57 PM

polyps not pods

bandr1002 · 07-26-2009, 11:08 AM

def not a new polyp. i would suggest an iodine dip. this may help the polyp come back. and to answer your original ?, new polyps will come in directley next to the old one's. not affecting whether the others are opening or not. it may take a little bit for this to happen but when it does, it will not stop lol. mine all grow rather rapidly. gl, hope your gorilla's do great!

BigJay · 07-26-2009, 12:44 PM

polyps can take several weeks to acclimate to a new tank. Polyps staying closed for a couple days is not an immediate cause for alarm but it should be monitored. Sometimes increasing flow around the polyps can help.
There are certain irriraters that can cause a polyp to stay closed like aiptasia or certain tube worms. So look for those. Its also not uncommon for a polyp or two to detach itself as a reaction to the stress of moving.
If the polyps don't start to show signs of opening within the next 24/48 hours I'd try moving them or giving them another dip in a coral dip mix. If you start seeing signs of melting I'd take more immediate action.

cbrownfish · 07-26-2009, 08:37 PM

If a single polyp is staying closed, it could have simply been damaged during transport or similar. Unless you have multiple polyps closed, I would simply observe and be patient. Pulling the entire coral/frag to dip it because you have one finicky polyp is acting hastily IMO.

06-26-2009, 03:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
rissa843 Tunicate Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3 View Gallery Karma Komment	"gorrila nipples" question i just got a frag of these about 5 days ago, they were looking great, but the last 2 days one of the pods? eyes? not sure what to call it... is closed shut. it wont come open at all. all my testing comes out just right. could this already be a new pod forming? what do newly formed pods look like?

06-26-2009, 10:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
fata1ity Serpent Star Join Date: May 2009 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 222 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: "gorrila nipples" question polyps not pods

07-26-2009, 11:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
bandr1002 Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 276 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: "gorrila nipples" question def not a new polyp. i would suggest an iodine dip. this may help the polyp come back. and to answer your original ?, new polyps will come in directley next to the old one's. not affecting whether the others are opening or not. it may take a little bit for this to happen but when it does, it will not stop lol. mine all grow rather rapidly. gl, hope your gorilla's do great! __________________ Too often, we lose sight of life's simple pleasures........ Remember, when someone annoys you, It takes 42 muscles in your face to frown BUT, it only takes 4 muscles to extend your arm and smack the living crap out of em.

07-26-2009, 12:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
BigJay Golden Moray Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SW Florida Posts: 2,557 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: "gorrila nipples" question polyps can take several weeks to acclimate to a new tank. Polyps staying closed for a couple days is not an immediate cause for alarm but it should be monitored. Sometimes increasing flow around the polyps can help. There are certain irriraters that can cause a polyp to stay closed like aiptasia or certain tube worms. So look for those. Its also not uncommon for a polyp or two to detach itself as a reaction to the stress of moving. If the polyps don't start to show signs of opening within the next 24/48 hours I'd try moving them or giving them another dip in a coral dip mix. If you start seeing signs of melting I'd take more immediate action. __________________ Reefing off and on since '92 BigJay's Oceanic 90g bowfront chronicle See my pyrex products and target feeders here

07-26-2009, 08:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
cbrownfish Reef Lobster Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,633 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: "gorrila nipples" question If a single polyp is staying closed, it could have simply been damaged during transport or similar. Unless you have multiple polyps closed, I would simply observe and be patient. Pulling the entire coral/frag to dip it because you have one finicky polyp is acting hastily IMO. __________________ *Confucius Say: "best way to save face, is to keep lower part of face shut".* CURRENT SET UP -- 90 gallon display, 30 gallon refugium, 6 gallon pod breeder, 100 gallon sump (complete with frag rack), 2X250 MH 14K DE HQI, Vortech MP40w and Koralia #4 for flow, 2X Tunze 9010 Skimmers, Sequence Dart return, 2X Ranco Controllers w/Titanium Heaters, 150 lb LR (90 in display, 60 in sump), 5" DSB, Mixed reef - Softies, LPS, SPS, Clams.

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