Can Corals Move?

[Mort]

Is it normal for corals to move?

I have what I *thought* was a red mushroom. A pic can be seen here...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid79/p690e999cfb8ee7f235b35e8dd0bd896
1/fb14024d.jpg


The last two times my lights were left off for longer than normal, I noticed
some changes in this guy.

The first time (about 2 weeks ago) the lights were left off all day. The
next day, he was "loose" on his rock. I saw him kind of dangle a little
bit.

This second time, today, the lights were only on half of the day. My wife
turned them on for me around noon while I was at work. I was just looking
at my tank now at 9:15 CST and I noticed we was gone!

I found him, not to far from his old spot but now he is just sitting on the
sand.

What gives? Is he trying to find a more suitable "lit" position?
Should I leave him be?

TIA

~Mort

[Pszemol]

Mushrooms move but not so quickly...
And they do not dislodge themselves from the rock but
rather streach their "foot", a little like a snail...

ps. Your link to the picture was broken off and needed to
be glued manually - maybe you can check out www.tinylink.com
Your link could look like this: http://tinylink.com/?iwc6yQx4DZ

[Moontanman]

Hard corals do not move from place to place, some soft corals can move.


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[Boomer]

Some hard corals can, such as Fungia


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If You See Me Running You Better Catch-Up
"Moontanman" > wrote in message
...
: Hard corals do not move from place to place, some soft corals can move.
:
:
: remove nospam from e-mail to send to me, I grow trees in aquariums like bonsai.
: I breed dwarf crayfish, great for planted community tanks. If you can get me a
: shovelnose sturgeon fingerling (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) no wild caught
: please, contact me

[....]

Yes mushrooms will dislodge themselves if they arent happy, I spent 6 months
trying to get one to reattach to the LR in my tank, but it never worked. But
when I did a tank upgrade and put my invert carrying LR in buckets it
decided to attach on its own... the mystery of nature I guess.



> Is it normal for corals to move?
>
> I have what I *thought* was a red mushroom. A pic can be seen here...
>
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid79/p690e999cfb8ee7f235b35e8dd0bd896
> 1/fb14024d.jpg

[Mort]

"Mort" > wrote in message
om...
> Is it normal for corals to move?
>
> I have what I *thought* was a red mushroom. A pic can be seen here...
>
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid79/p690e999cfb8ee7f235b35e8dd0bd896
> 1/fb14024d.jpg
>
>
> The last two times my lights were left off for longer than normal, I
noticed
> some changes in this guy.
>
> The first time (about 2 weeks ago) the lights were left off all day. The
> next day, he was "loose" on his rock. I saw him kind of dangle a little
> bit.
>
> This second time, today, the lights were only on half of the day. My wife
> turned them on for me around noon while I was at work. I was just looking
> at my tank now at 9:15 CST and I noticed we was gone!
>
> I found him, not to far from his old spot but now he is just sitting on
the
> sand.
>
> What gives? Is he trying to find a more suitable "lit" position?
> Should I leave him be?
>
> TIA
>
> ~Mort
>
>
>

Follow Up:

I tried relocating him 2 or 3 times, Each time he would find his way back
to the sand. I figured I'd let him be.

Now he is in the corner, on the sand, and has nearly doubled in size!

What's up with that?!?

~Mort

[Mort]

"Mort" > wrote in message
.com...
>
> "Mort" > wrote in message
> om...
> > Is it normal for corals to move?
> >
> > I have what I *thought* was a red mushroom. A pic can be seen here...
> >
>
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid79/p690e999cfb8ee7f235b35e8dd0bd896
> > 1/fb14024d.jpg
> >
> >
> > The last two times my lights were left off for longer than normal, I
> noticed
> > some changes in this guy.
> >
> > The first time (about 2 weeks ago) the lights were left off all day.
The
> > next day, he was "loose" on his rock. I saw him kind of dangle a little
> > bit.
> >
> > This second time, today, the lights were only on half of the day. My
wife
> > turned them on for me around noon while I was at work. I was just
looking
> > at my tank now at 9:15 CST and I noticed we was gone!
> >
> > I found him, not to far from his old spot but now he is just sitting on
> the
> > sand.
> >
> > What gives? Is he trying to find a more suitable "lit" position?
> > Should I leave him be?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > ~Mort
> >
> >
> >
>
> Follow Up:
>
> I tried relocating him 2 or 3 times, Each time he would find his way back
> to the sand. I figured I'd let him be.
>
> Now he is in the corner, on the sand, and has nearly doubled in size!
>
> What's up with that?!?
>
> ~Mort
>
>
>

Well, eventually I got him to stick to a rock again. He has reattached and
continues to grow =)
Guess I just had to find the right spot.

~Mort