How hardy is the candy cane coral

by **BEANS** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:14 pm

So I was moving around a few rocks, and some of my blue zoathids that broke off from the main group and while I was doing that the back of my hand bumped up against the candy cane corals. There are four heads and I know I touched / rubbed up against two of them. Afterward they changed shape a bit and kind of contracted. I didn't put a lot of pressure when I bumped them but it was enough to shake the stalk a little. Has anyone had any experience with accidently touching the polyp part of their candy canes? I'm just hoping I didn't damage or kill that head of the coral.

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by **skinz78** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:20 pm

The coral should be fine, it just deflated "pumped out water" as a defense. It should be blown back up within a couple of hours. :thumbsup:

by **BEANS** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:22 pm

thanks

by **skinz78** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:36 pm

No problem, any time. :thumbsup: