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Old 07/19/2007, 04:51 PM
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My first coral




What do you guys think?? Also those little flowers on the branches go in and out sometimes, why does it do that?
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Old 07/19/2007, 04:53 PM
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Looks nice. The "flowers" are the coral polyps and it is normal for them to open and close from time to time. They should be open most of the time though.
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Old 07/19/2007, 05:00 PM
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they were closed when i first brought it home from the store. Now they pretty much are open all the time
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Old 07/19/2007, 05:08 PM
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How cute...it's a baby leather.

FYI, I've got a similar sinualira species growing in my tank and the "flowers" will pulse much like a xenia does.
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Old 07/19/2007, 05:12 PM
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Nice looking coral . Has it expanded more than in the picture?
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Old 07/19/2007, 05:42 PM
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Nice looking coral . Has it expanded more than in the picture?
a little bit, also do leathers need to be target feed??? Or will they just get the nutrients they need from the water. thanks for the comments
 


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