my lobo

soi ve been aware of this for quite some time but wanted to have your opinion, i purchased a lobo coral from my lfs at the beginning of may. At the time of purchase, it had 9 heads. It now has 13 heads. The problem is that the color of this coral almost a month after purchase faded, but the coral has continued to grown rapidly. parameters are all normal and lights are only 5 months old. just wondering if anyone has experienced this.
1 lobo now
2 lobo then

 

It could just be reacting to the difference in lighting since you have gotten it home! I bought a 6 head lobo from a LFS, it was all red when i bought it but has morphed to red purple and orange in my tank.

 

at the store i was under a 6 bulb 48in t5 fixture and now its un 2 48n t5's and 2 250watt 20'000k metal halides.

 

I completely failed at my attempt of lobo keeping - my lfs told me its cos i never fed it

Excellent work with your own tho

 

Ive had mine for about 2 months and its growing and spilting and ive never fed him!

 

ive never fed mine but when i feed the frozen brine of mysis, it eats stuff that falls on it.

 

well when i bought it it was receded already - only slightly tho - so perhaps it was doomed from the start

 

You probably have it under too much light, try lowering it in the tank.

 

k i will try this

 

I have mine in my 180, and it is near the bottom, its about 4 inchs off the sand on a rock and it looks great! I run 3x250mh and 2x110 vhos