bleached kenya tree

Hi All: I have two little Kenya tree corals that came on some rock when I bought corals. Well, they were brown, and now they are both almost white. Any ideas on what I can do for them? They are both low in the tank, should I put them in a shaded area? Just fed some coral frenzy......

 

Kenya trees in my experience need no supplemental feedings and spread like wildfire under the right conditions.

If they are fully open during the photoperiod I would leave them be. If they are not open or open during the entire photoperiod on most days then I would shade them for awhile.

Congrats, a great coral that adds a ton of movement to the tank.

 

+1 They're almost impossible to kill off, so unless they start to melt, I wouldn't worry too much

 

I have found they have much better coloring under dimmer lighting. Under direct lighting they do tend to bleach. I have some in my 'fuge of my 125 lit by a 13W, 6500K CFL and it has much better coloring than it did in my DT.

 

I'm thinking I'm due for new bulbs also, yuck......oh well, it's just $$ right? lol

 

I know that feeling :