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ugh..as though i havent been on here enough with problems and questions the last two weeks...I have one coral..my first coral..about 2-3 days ago i noticed it not coming out..my diamond goby has disturbed the sand it was on sitting on..and also spit some crushed coral/sand on it so i moved it...

So I bought an orange plate about 2 weeks ago from the LFS. Doing great in the tank so I decided to feed it some mysis shrimp. This thing was a pig it consumed a lot more mysis than I thought it could. I dropped about 6 or 7 shrimp on it hoping a couple would make it to the mouth. It balled...

Sometimes my plate coral goes from looking fluid and healthy (see pic below) to stiff and unhealthy looking (see second pic) It usually only lasts a couple of minutes. Is this normal? All water params in check.

This is a pretty streight foreword q. Do plate corals have flesh even on the bottom? When I got mine it didn't. It just had flesh to the edges. Well I moved it today because I wasent happy with how much flow it was getting and noticed there was flesh starting to cover the bottom. Only about a...

My tank was getting overrun with flatworms a few months ago, but I had a horrid experience with Flatworm Exit. However, it did get rid of most of the flatworms except for the ones stuck to my long tentacle plate coral. I tried sucking them off with a baster originally, but damaged some...

While doing a nighttime tank scan with my penlight tonight I noticed my cute little 2" plate coral extending mesenterial filaments about 10 inches long and attacking my hammer coral! These filaments are very hard to see and resemble spider webs in size. I likely have scanned right past them...

I bought a long tentacled plate coral from my local fish store probably a couple weeks ago. At first the tentacles were very plump and a little over an inch long and I was able to feed it about every other day. But recently there was a small section, about 1/5 to 1/6 of the plate, that has...

Just got a plate coral today just need an ID on it so I can look up it's requirements. I googled "plate coral" and some people said put them on sand some said a rock works. I would prefer a rock cause I thought it was one that would spread out and grow away from the rock, at least that's what...

I won the bid on this plate but I don't know what its name is so if you know what it is and any tips on care I would be grateful. Thanks

So I'm plotting my coral options for a buy one get one free sale at my lfs this weekend. Saving money isn't saving if I get somehinv my tank isn't ready for....so I really need help problem shooting my options here's my tank specs: filled 7/15/13 55g, 45# live rock, 18# dry rock, 40# dry sand, 4...

Maybe a stupid question, but here goes.... This guy came in on a large piece of zoas over a year ago - at the time it was only barely larger than the other polyps - now it's about 3" across! Is this a plate coral? I read that they prefer to be on the sand and that they'll detach - is that true?

Hey guys so i have a green plate coral in my tank and he is not looking so happy. He used to be really big and bright green and he looked amazing. now there is a ring around the coral that is dead. its brownish/white. anyone know how to fix this? i dont dose for calcium or anything like that...

Hey guys quick question...do you guys think $70 is a good price for an orange short tentacle plate coral? The guy at the store said it's an exotic plate but knowing how stores work, i don't know if it's worth it. The color is light orange with like a yellow tint to it but it looks really bright...

Ive Had My Plate Coral For Two Weeks And Have Yet To See It Expand. Two White Spots Have Formed And My Sexy Shrimp Are On Top Of It. Any Ideas?

Hi All, I've had my tank up and running for a while now and just got this beautiful green helmet plate coral ... I love it! How big do these corals get? And do these corals split themselves or do they have to fragged?

I turned off my powerhead and put it rightside up. How long do you think it will take for it to ground itself? It was getting whipped around the tank like a cow in a tornado HAHA