how can you tell if acros are happy?

Pomme · 11-20-2003, 05:01 PM

how can you tell if acros are happy?

hiya yah i am thinking of putting some acros into my tank but i have been wondering how you can tell if they are okay in there, as its easy with soft corals as they shrivel up or the polyps go away, but is this the same with acros?

if so could someone please show me a picture of this, and are all acros the same in this way?

thanx andrew

RWD · 11-20-2003, 05:28 PM

Polyp extension is the most obvious with fuzzy polyps=good.

RWD · 11-20-2003, 05:31 PM

OOPS. Polyp extension is the most obvious with fuzzy polyps=good.Check out the coral on the left.

Pomme · 11-20-2003, 05:32 PM

where are the polyps, on/in the coral at the tip or on the stem, and how long do they usually take to come out once put in the tank?

Pomme · 11-20-2003, 05:35 PM

oh right yeah thanx rwd. how long should the coral be in the tank before they come out. or how long would you leave it before getting worried?

RWD · 11-20-2003, 05:36 PM

I edited the pic and made it larger to show the detail. The polyps are the fuzzy things all over the coral. With good circulation they should be out most of the day, only retraxcting when disturbed (bumped with your hand, fish, etc) When they start to come out varies but most corals I have, the polyps came out in 1 or 2 days. Bob

Pomme · 11-20-2003, 05:39 PM

cool thanx bob, when would you start to get worried if they hadnt come out?

RWD · 11-20-2003, 05:40 PM

I wouldn't worry to much if they don't come out right away. All corals are different and some have much greater polyp extension then others. In fact I have more then one frag from the exact same coral in the same tank and sometimes one coral is extending and not the other.

Pomme · 11-20-2003, 05:47 PM

cool i wont worry if this hapopens when i get it.

***zhenya*** · 11-20-2003, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RWD

OOPS. Polyp extension is the most obvious with fuzzy polyps=good.Check out the coral on the left.

Oh yeah? How about the one on the bottom right?

That is a nice pic,RWD!

Pomme · 11-21-2003, 10:20 AM

yeash the picture show it perfectly and i now understand it, thanx

RWD · 11-22-2003, 03:05 AM

Glad you guys liked it!

Pomme · 11-22-2003, 04:01 AM

wish we could get corals like that in this country, as they are mostly brown and dull, boo hoo.

**Ninong** · 11-22-2003, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pomme

wish we could get corals like that in this country, as they are mostly brown and dull, boo hoo.

Andrew,

This guy is only about 100 miles northeast of you: 1st pics of

Pomme · 11-22-2003, 04:22 PM

cool thanx i think i may have to go and pay him a visit!

11-20-2003, 05:01 PM	#1
Pomme Council Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cornwall/Southampton, England Posts: 319	how can you tell if acros are happy? how can you tell if acros are happy? hiya yah i am thinking of putting some acros into my tank but i have been wondering how you can tell if they are okay in there, as its easy with soft corals as they shrivel up or the polyps go away, but is this the same with acros? if so could someone please show me a picture of this, and are all acros the same in this way? thanx andrew

11-20-2003, 05:31 PM	#3
RWD Council Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Chicago,Il USA Posts: 417	OOPS. Polyp extension is the most obvious with fuzzy polyps=good.Check out the coral on the left. Attached Thumbnails

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11-20-2003, 05:28 PM	#2
RWD Council Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Chicago,Il USA Posts: 417	Polyp extension is the most obvious with fuzzy polyps=good.

11-20-2003, 05:32 PM	#4
Pomme Council Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cornwall/Southampton, England Posts: 319	where are the polyps, on/in the coral at the tip or on the stem, and how long do they usually take to come out once put in the tank?

11-20-2003, 05:35 PM	#5
Pomme Council Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cornwall/Southampton, England Posts: 319	oh right yeah thanx rwd. how long should the coral be in the tank before they come out. or how long would you leave it before getting worried?

11-20-2003, 05:36 PM	#6
RWD Council Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Chicago,Il USA Posts: 417	I edited the pic and made it larger to show the detail. The polyps are the fuzzy things all over the coral. With good circulation they should be out most of the day, only retraxcting when disturbed (bumped with your hand, fish, etc) When they start to come out varies but most corals I have, the polyps came out in 1 or 2 days. Bob

11-20-2003, 05:39 PM	#7
Pomme Council Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cornwall/Southampton, England Posts: 319	cool thanx bob, when would you start to get worried if they hadnt come out?

11-20-2003, 05:40 PM	#8
RWD Council Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Chicago,Il USA Posts: 417	I wouldn't worry to much if they don't come out right away. All corals are different and some have much greater polyp extension then others. In fact I have more then one frag from the exact same coral in the same tank and sometimes one coral is extending and not the other.

11-20-2003, 05:47 PM	#9
Pomme Council Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cornwall/Southampton, England Posts: 319	cool i wont worry if this hapopens when i get it.

11-21-2003, 10:20 AM	#11
Pomme Council Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cornwall/Southampton, England Posts: 319	yeash the picture show it perfectly and i now understand it, thanx

11-22-2003, 03:05 AM	#12
RWD Council Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Chicago,Il USA Posts: 417	Glad you guys liked it!

11-22-2003, 04:01 AM	#13
Pomme Council Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cornwall/Southampton, England Posts: 319	wish we could get corals like that in this country, as they are mostly brown and dull, boo hoo.

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11-22-2003, 04:22 PM	#15
Pomme Council Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cornwall/Southampton, England Posts: 319	cool thanx i think i may have to go and pay him a visit!