Help with green star polyps

[mpls man]

i have a colony of green star polyps and lately i've noticed they haven't opened in the last 3 days, i do have a piece that i fraged to a seperate rock and it's doing fine, is it dying or not?

 

[cayman isl]

Funny you should ask this. My GSP just opened up today after a 3-day "nap" ! The wife thought I had killed them!
I think they will be fine. Mine look brighter than ever!

 

[mpls man]

have you ever seen or heard of crabs eating them, because i see them going across them during the day, but i've had the GSP in ther for a couple months and never noticad anything?

 

[yosemite sam]

This is apparently a common occurance. Mine have done it a few times, and there have been several posts about it in the past. Most seem to come back after a few days.

 

[mpls man]

thank s for the info, i will keep an eye on them, any other help is greatly appreciated!:happy:

 

[cayman isl]

I've seen my emerald right smack in the middle of the GSP before and knocked him off with a stick! I don't think he was eating them, but wasn't going to take any chances. I think he may have been cleaning out the crap that was in between the polyps.
The hermits have been on there also, but I haven't seen any damage or loss of polyps.

 

[mpls man]

i'm sure they will be fine too, i know what you mean by looking and not replying, but everyone is curious about what the thread is on, thanks for the reply.:yes:

 

[harlequinnut]

Originally posted by eric41177
figure i whould reply.... (hate when people look and dont give a reply..)
Sometimes it is hard to truly know what the thread is about from just reading the subject title. Upon further reading the thread, if it is something that I'm not familiar with or unsure of, I would rather not reply than to give inaccurate information. This is just my opinion but I'm sure alot of members can relate. I always make an effort to answer or respond to any thread that I have an answer for or can relate to. :yes:

 

[stapler]

I have a small colony of green star polyps...and a small patch of them in the middle havent opened in a few days. I have been worrying about them, but the others look healthy, so hoping they are just 'napping'.
:thinking:

 

[beth]

Originally posted by Harlequinnut
Sometimes it is hard to truly know what the thread is about from just reading the subject title. Upon further reading the thread, if it is something that I'm not familiar with or unsure of, I would rather not reply than to give inaccurate information. This is just my opinion but I'm sure alot of members can relate. I always make an effort to answer or respond to any thread that I have an answer for or can relate to. :yes:
Good for you, Harlequinnut! If only others felt the same!
I would keep an eye on the gsp. I had healthy colonies growing here and there and then they started to die off! I have only 2 very small patches now. I have yet to figure out what the problem is.