Help and no laughing

ok, I have a chili coral that has looked pretty sad since I got it...I know it needs to be out of the light and in moderate flow but I've tried several locations and this is how it looks....any advice? According to the write up about it, it tends to extend polyps at night, but the picture of it shows it at least sitting upright....any help appreciated, now I'll see if I can post a pic....also tried to include a full tank shot since I'm always on here talking about my tank but it wouldn't upload..

 

OK they are found it the wild hanging upside down out of the light. They need to be fed daily for them to have a chance to survive. Very small foods work best.

 

They are weird corals....sometimes flop, and sometimes stand...you are correct that a cave is the best location. I have tried my hand at them with no luck. IMO very difficult corals to deal with.

 

Well, of course, the description labeled it easy so that's why I picked it and for its really great color....thanks...good to know information

 

They are easy in a NPS tank, difficult in a mixed reef or SPS tank. Spot feeding is the way to go when you see the polyps out. Turn your flow down so the food stays with the coral.

 

Did a full tank shot - not that that helps about the coral....in terms of feeding it, what do you suggest? I do have Zeofood (I'm not real clear about how to use it)...or other frozen options mysis, rod's food

 

From what i understand, they are one of the easier NPS, but NPS are extremely hard to care for, requiring daily, if not periods of constant feeding. +1 to the upside-down out of the light. I would ask Shmackel, she is one of the few people here with a successful sole NPS tank

 

Use the Rod's food and deliver it with a syringe.

 

Yeah, easier if you can feed 10-20x per day and maintain "SPS" water quality.... I.e. sorry, but they do not generally survive in mixed reef tanks... If you can find someone that will take it, that will be your best bet.

 

I had one for a very long time until my tank completely crashed. I would get it out of the light, period. Move it back into a cave and let it be. They are a beautiful coral but you really can't see them too well if you are caring for them the proper way because they are out of the light. I think it's just getting too many rays!