Do Tubastrea corals function as a full organism or does each polyp require its own food source? At my work we've been getting in large Tubastreas fairly regularly and i feed them whenever i get the chance but they sell so quickly that i've never been able to see a decline in health from polyps that usually don't get fed. Everybody i've asked so far has said the polyps function as seperate organisms but nobody's been 100% and seeing as they're all connected it would seem that the coral could share nutrients across all of its polyps. All help is appreciated.
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- Thread starter Epos
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winyfrog
Yep!
each polyp is an individual. You should feed each one, they work together by helping to build up their colony.
dcantucson
Reef pro
That's why they die individually.
yote
In Memoriam
Listen to Winy.Shes smart:D
How'd you end up getting out of the store today anyhow?
How'd you end up getting out of the store today anyhow?
winyfrog
Yep!
yote
In Memoriam
I was actually asking Epos how he got out of the store:D
He works at the same LFS that I volunteer:wink: at.
I figured with yur tanks,that you'd keep the store full of customers.Guess we all get those slow days:dunno:
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Yup, you should feed each polyp. Of course, you're not going to see massive die off if a few miss a meal here or there, but over time the unfed ones will fade away.
mng777777
Shark Wrangler Wannabe
If you have trouble getting them to open, cloud the area with Cyclopeze with the filter off. You may need to do this up to 3 times a day. be consistent with the time/schedule and they'll start opening fully everyday. Mine used to stay closed because of the lights but after several months of consistent feeding in this manner, they now stay open all day long and close at lights out.
