Lobophyllia

gareth.hubbarde · 03/15/2018, 11:44 AM

Hi all, just wondering is it normal for lobo to only puff up when it's been fed? Mine only seems to puff up after feeding reef roids. As the pic shows.

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Tripod1404 · 03/15/2018, 11:47 AM

Mine generally puff all the time. Feeding causes it to release the feeding tentacles but it doesn't puff more.

EdgeN · 03/15/2018, 03:57 PM

Check this out.

https://www.advancedaquarist.com/2003/11/inverts

HTH.

ROlympia · 03/15/2018, 07:17 PM

Mine normally shrinks up a couple day after feeding. I normally feed it fish eggs. I tried feeding it a piece of squid Wednesday morning and it puffed up very nicely, more than normal. I'm going to try feeding mine more.

DesertReefT4r · 03/15/2018, 09:20 PM

Not liking that exposed skeleton on it. Is that old and it has recovered or is that new and it has not been extending its tissue for awhile or since you habe had it? A healthy lobo will habe good color, extention and no skeleton exposed on the top. Every time I had a lobo or trachyphyllia stop extending for over a week it slowly died. Ime these guys like a lot of light and need to be spot feed with a good variety of small meaty foods and coral foods.

gareth.hubbarde · 03/16/2018, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by DesertReefT4r

Not liking that exposed skeleton on it. Is that old and it has recovered or is that new and it has not been extending its tissue for awhile or since you habe had it? A healthy lobo will habe good color, extention and no skeleton exposed on the top. Every time I had a lobo or trachyphyllia stop extending for over a week it slowly died. Ime these guys like a lot of light and need to be spot feed with a good variety of small meaty foods and coral foods.

It was like that in the shop, this is my first lobo. In your opinion should I move it a bit higher in the tank rather than on the sand? Woukd get more light.

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Tripod1404 · 03/16/2018, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by gareth.hubbarde

It was like that in the shop, this is my first lobo. In your opinion should I move it a bit higher in the tank rather than on the sand? Woukd get more light.

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If it wanted more light it would puff more. I would not move it before it gets acclimated to that spot. Lobos are very easy to bleach with sudden increases in light intensity. I agree that the exposed skeleton is somewhat concerning. These corals can sometimes have a hard time growing over their old skeletons since the skeleton is very sharp.

Also how often are you feeding and do you have a shrimp? Sometimes the shrimp can irritate the coral to get to the food inside it’s gut.

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gareth.hubbarde · 03/16/2018, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Tripod1404

If it wanted more light it would puff more. I would not move it before it gets acclimated to that spot. Lobos are very easy to bleach with sudden increases in light intensity.

Also how often are you feeding and do you have a shrimp? Sometimes the shrimp can irritate the coral to get to the food inside it’s gut.

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Feed it reef roids twice a week, do have a fire shrimp but never seen it on the lobo. Hermit crab and nassarius snails, yes.
Should I feed it mysis? I have frozen.

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gareth.hubbarde · 03/16/2018, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Tripod1404

If it wanted more light it would puff more. I would not move it before it gets acclimated to that spot. Lobos are very easy to bleach with sudden increases in light intensity. I agree that the exposed skeleton is somewhat concerning. These corals can sometimes have a hard time growing over their old skeletons since the skeleton is very sharp.

Also how often are you feeding and do you have a shrimp? Sometimes the shrimp can irritate the coral to get to the food inside it’s gut.

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Picture of it this morning with lights still off, just natural daylight coming in. Will post another one after lights on for about an hour or so.

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Tripod1404 · 03/16/2018, 09:46 AM

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Picture of it this morning with lights still off, just natural daylight coming in. Will post another one after lights on for about an hour or so.

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You can feed it anything as long as it accepts it. One of mine generally do not accept small sized food like reefroids, but the other takes them without any issues. If you have a verity, I would say why not, but dont feel like you have to.

Keep in eye on the exposed skeleton parts and see if the tissue is receding more.

gareth.hubbarde · 03/18/2018, 04:00 AM

So, I moved it last night as it wasn't looking that good, and this morning it has already opened and puffed up more than it ever did on the sand. Hopefully will continue to improve now.

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03/15/2018, 11:44 AM	#1
gareth.hubbarde Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 719	Lobophyllia Hi all, just wondering is it normal for lobo to only puff up when it's been fed? Mine only seems to puff up after feeding reef roids. As the pic shows. Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk

03/15/2018, 09:20 PM	#5
DesertReefT4r Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Mesa Az Posts: 771	Not liking that exposed skeleton on it. Is that old and it has recovered or is that new and it has not been extending its tissue for awhile or since you habe had it? A healthy lobo will habe good color, extention and no skeleton exposed on the top. Every time I had a lobo or trachyphyllia stop extending for over a week it slowly died. Ime these guys like a lot of light and need to be spot feed with a good variety of small meaty foods and coral foods. __________________ Tank history 29g tropical ,55g cichlid tank, 20H softy reef, 29g mixed reef, 20H brackish goby & puffer tank, 55g mixed reef, 6g Nanocube softy lps reef, 40B sps reef, 75g sps reef, 75g sps reef in bu Current Tank Info: 75g sps reef build in the works.

03/15/2018, 11:47 AM	#2
Tripod1404 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,821	Mine generally puff all the time. Feeding causes it to release the feeding tentacles but it doesn't puff more.

03/15/2018, 03:57 PM	#3
EdgeN Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Overlook Hotel, CO Posts: 108	Check this out. https://www.advancedaquarist.com/2003/11/inverts HTH.

03/15/2018, 07:17 PM	#4
ROlympia Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 138	Mine normally shrinks up a couple day after feeding. I normally feed it fish eggs. I tried feeding it a piece of squid Wednesday morning and it puffed up very nicely, more than normal. I'm going to try feeding mine more.

03/18/2018, 04:00 AM	#11
gareth.hubbarde Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 719	So, I moved it last night as it wasn't looking that good, and this morning it has already opened and puffed up more than it ever did on the sand. Hopefully will continue to improve now. Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk