Candy Cane Coral

[MontanaRocknReefer]

Hi All! I have a candy cane coral and I noticed it shrinks back quite a bit during the day with not a whole lot of flesh showing. At night when I check with my red light, the polyps are fully extended and little sweeper tenacles are visible. Is this normal?

I think my puffer may bug it during the day a little bit but have not noticed any damage to the coral. I figure that is why it shrinks up during the day. I have had this coral for a year.

[Jimbo]

Could be that it's defending itself from attack and then attacking back at night. Is there any other corals near it, a aptasia a hydroid possibly, but my hydroids sweep at night. Just found a little aptasia near one of my corals and I was wonder why it was dying, superglued it in its hole HEHE You might try moving it to see if something is bothering it.

~Jimbo

[DAN THE MAN]

Candies as a rule extend the tenticals to feed and in nature this is at night. In my tank every time I start feeding the tank those tenticals come out to catch some of the passing food. I would try moving it to see if someting is bothering it during the day. It should be fully extended even during the day just not neccisarily the tenticals.

[ShirleyM]

Our meat coral does this...extends its tentacles to eat at night, and Troy's cancy cane coral did this, too. Also, we had a modern brain that extended its tentacles at night to feed.

Shirley

[Junkzoo]

Johnny, i catch my candy canes sweeping in the AM, when the lights come on,,,i try to put a lil food on them at that time,,,
on the daytime thing,,,either harrasment or water quality change,,
IMO

PS: How's Pat ?