It's Growing Like Crazy! What To Do!

Discussion in 'LPS Corals' started by Puffer Chick, Jan 3, 2010.

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  1. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    My bubble coral! i've only had it for exactly 24 hours now and has since doubled in size! i measured it last night it was 3 inches, and it is now 6 inches in length and 4 inches wide :eek: It is expanding very fast throughout the day, i thought the spot i had placed it in was going to be big enough but now i dont think so, and its a large space in the back of the tank. If i just leave it there and let it max out the space will it stop growing?
     
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  3. Gexx

    Gexx Giant Squid

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    maybe you have better lights than the lfs you got it from? i dont think i can double in size in 24 hours. is the skeleton bouble or the actual bubble part? if its teh skeleton part then i have no idea whats going on. you might just have an amazing tank :p
     
  4. RedGambit

    RedGambit Giant Squid

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    Maybe one of your snails got inside it and started blowing it up, watch out it may pop!
     
  5. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    hard to say, i'll take a pic, i thought the skeleton might be streching but it just gets biggger and bigger my zoas havent even grown that much. Yesterday i freaked out when it was pooping and closing shut but now i gues its happy
     
  6. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    hahaha i know right!
     
  7. divott

    divott Giant Squid

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    thats not surprising puffer. bubbles will do this. not the skeleton, its the fleshy connective tissue thats allowing the bubbles to stretch out further. it obviously likes your tank. bubbles will ebb and flow in their size. so dont worry or be surprised if you see it recede abit now and then

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  9. Puffer Chick

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    ok, the bubbles themselves are quite large as well, ive noticed some small ones growing. I just took some pics, just got to upload them to photobucket
     
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    divott Giant Squid

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    heres what we figured a bubble might look like with bad indigestion. :) before and after. lol
     

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    wow! the first one looks pretty bad! lol looks like it hurt :lol:
     
  12. divott

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    it was gone the next day. and bubble fully recovered from whatever it was. poopin or givin birth. lol