Plate Question's

Discussion in 'LPS Corals' started by GreyGhost, Nov 3, 2009.

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  1. GreyGhost

    GreyGhost Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I would like to know where the tentacles are on this plate?
    Is it bleached, or is this the color of it?
    Is the pink edge an indicator of its natural color?
    All I can find on this guy is info for placement and lighting.
    Inwall said it had enough flesh so it should make it.
    Where is this flesh at?
    It looks like skeleton to me.
    Any and all info would great!
    Thank you all for your time.
    Ghost
     

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  3. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    The tentacles are usually beneath a flap of flesh and only come out when it senses food or it's hungry. It could be bleached, but it's hard to tell. The flesh is "hiding" when corals are unhappy, they shrink up and reveal the skeleton. It looks to be there, it's hard to see. Think of sps corals, there a layer of flesh all over them but you can't "see" it beside the color. Give it time, i read the other thread about it. It may make it, it may not. You should try to lay some meaty item on it to see if anything happens or it accepts it. Or look at it at night after the light have been out for an hour or so.
     
  4. GreyGhost

    GreyGhost Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Is it photosenthetic? Or does it eat from the water and meaty item's?
     
  5. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    All of the above