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I was checking on everything in my tank, as I do daily, and noticed one of my brain corals looked extremely swollen. I'm about 3 months into the hobby and only had this coral for a few weeks. But this is my 1st time noticing anything like this.

Is this normal or should I be concerned?

Unfortunately, I do not have a picture of it not swollen.
 

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It looks happy to me. If you're worried, you can bring it to my house and I'll watch it for you.
In all seriousness, I like brain corals because they do that. Puff up, shrink down, etc. But it's important IMO that they be fed. Otherwise, they can starve over time. I like to target feed mine at night when the feeders come out. You will rarely see them when the lights are on so I think they only feed at night.
 
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It looks happy to me. If you're worried, you can bring it to my house and I'll watch it for you.
In all seriousness, I like brain corals because they do that. Puff up, shrink down, etc. But it's important IMO that they be fed. Otherwise, they can starve over time. I like to target feed mine at night when the feeders come out. You will rarely see them when the lights are on so I think they only feed at night.
Thanks for the reply Webster! I appreciate it. I have just started to target feed them, so I'll make sure to do that at night from now on.
 
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