Trachy/welso 1/2 bleach?

[Matthew Meyer]

Been monitoring this guy for awhile. I dont feed it. Reduced light for a week. Still looks unhappy. Do these guys need feeding? Whats wrong? Half of the guy looks good. The other half is bleaching.

 

[Coral reefer]

Captain obvious here…pics?

 

[Matthew Meyer]

Captain obvious here…pics?

Woops. There we go

 

[Coral reefer]

Whole thing looks equally pale to me?
How long have you had it?

 

[Matthew Meyer]

Whole thing looks equally pale to me?
How long have you had it?

Got it at the CFM in May

 

[Srt4eric]

I agree with @Coral reefer the entire thing looks bleached. I fed mine when I had one.

 

[Darkxerox]

How much PAR is it getting? They usually like super low PAR like 50-100. We used to keep them under weak power compact bulbs on dirty deep sand beds. They're usually found in the wild by themselves in sandy spots pretty deep, so you have to be careful with how much might you give them.

An old article by James Fatherree:

https://www.tfhmagazine.com/articles/saltwater/trachyphyllia-geoffroyi-and-the-exwellsophyllia-radiata

 

[Matthew Meyer]

Moved it to the back corner thats the lowest par. Will try feeding

 

[Cmyk rgb]

agree. Low Par has always worked for me. Much lower than I expected