Frogspawn coral with large bubbles

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starnova
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Frogspawn coral with large bubbles

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I've had this for around a year now. Started with 2 small heads, now I've got around 8-10. One of them's got this huge bubble next to its mouth, been like that for weeks. It deflates a bit at night when the heads retract, but it never goes away. Never seen a frogspawn like this before. Some of the tentacles get crazy long, 3-4 inches on some days. I'm pretty sure it's healthy, but that bubble's got me curious.
Fablet9
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Re: Frogspawn coral with large bubbles

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I've seen this before in my own frogspawn, usually happens when a head is preparing to split. That bubble of yours is a pretty big one, just be patient and it'll sort itself out on its own with time.
KinetiX
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Re: Frogspawn coral with large bubbles

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I've come across similar cases on this forum before and it seems Fablet9's explanation makes sense.
tidepool
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Re: Frogspawn coral with large bubbles

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Yeah, I agree with them. I've seen this before with my own hammer, it's happened a few times and each time it's led to new head growth.
starnova
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Re: Frogspawn coral with large bubbles

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Time to break this guy up before it completely takes over, gonna have to frag it.
dusky9
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Re: Frogspawn coral with large bubbles

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My frogspawn has never done this before, but it's had an explosive growth spurt, quadrupling several times over the years. Today I noticed this massive bubble, and I'm curious what's going on - anyone else ever seen this?
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flaxon9
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Re: Frogspawn coral with large bubbles

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I've got a torch with a similar issue, huge bubble next to one of the heads, been wondering what's going on with it.
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zenoxa
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Re: Frogspawn coral with large bubbles

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Just found this article from Advanced Aquarist that might be relevant to our discussion on frogspawn - http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2008/8/aafeature1.
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sweetie_22
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Re: Frogspawn coral with large bubbles

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One of my hammer's heads developed a bubble prior to splitting, seems like a pretty normal precursor to growth.
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