colt coral

I just put a colt coral in my tank and he slumped over and doesn't look that good. Is this normal or is he dieing

 

Yes they will look like death warmed over even if touched after yrs in a system it will perk up. May slump over for a few hrs or days ?

 

Thank You

 

When I was first starting out, I could not not keep a colt alive, probably due to unstable water conditions. Supposed to be a pretty durable coral, but I went thru 3-4 of them. After about a year I tried again & now have them growing all over tank. (easy to frag, just cut off hunk and stick in hole in rock and off it goes)

 

PS: they seem to be a medium light, medium flow creature. That is where mine do best.

 

All leathers do this when moved, touched, or anything is different in a tank. If the colt starts falling a part it's on it's way out. Don't confuse falling a part with sloughing. Leathers grow a shiny mucous on them and then the mucous sloughs away. I tried a colt once and it was droopy the first day, the second day it fell apart, what a mess.

 

Do yours sway a little bit or do they just remain still?

 

They will definitely move with current when fully extended...

 

I had mine in a spot where it swayed a little but I move it and now its not moving at all. Should I move it back?

Thanks

 

Depends on individual coral. You are going to have determine where it is "happiest"

As I said before, mine seem to like medium flow and medium light for best growth and extension.

Ones in low flow area do not seem to do as well as the others.

Too high a current may keep them from opening up.

Placing corals is often a trial and error process.