help with bubble coral placement!

[smitten with ocean life]

hi! i just bought a bubble coral at my LFS. this is a new one for me. someone have tips on placement and flow for it? thanks!

 

[kevgib67]

hi! i just bought a bubble coral at my LFS. this is a new one for me. someone have tips on placement and flow for it? thanks!

I’m sure someone else will chime in with more experience. I had a beautiful one well over a decade ago. I didn’t know much about them but soon learned they had long nasty sweeper tentacles. I had to move it away from the other corals. Make sure you give plenty of space. They are gorgeous corals, enjoy.

 

[smitten with ocean life]

great to know! much appreciated!

 

[MDReefguy]

Lots of space, usually placed in the sand away from other corals is how I've done it. They don't need a lot of light or flow, but I find when mine gets some solid flow he opens up a bit more. Can sting anything if they get their tentacles sweeping out at night. One of my favorites!

 

[smitten with ocean life]

its seems pretty grumpy about being dipped

 

[kevgib67]

its seems pretty grumpy about being dipped

They do that, just give it time to accumulate.

 

[liddojunior]

Is yours a cone shaped body?

 

[smitten with ocean life]

kinda, yeah

 

[MoshJosh]

I agree with the others!

I keep mine in low/mid light and mid flow!

 

[smitten with ocean life]

thanks!

 

[smitten with ocean life]

 

[vetteguy53081]

hi! i just bought a bubble coral at my LFS. this is a new one for me. someone have tips on placement and flow for it? thanks!

Mine is on sand where there is soft current as in pic

 

[MDReefguy]

And here's mine with his evening tentacles out, having shrunk a bit. They will change size throughout the day, when lights are on max he will puff up like crazy, maybe triple from this size. Always changing.