Acan dipping adventures

[glb]

I dipped my acans in Coral Rx because I thought they might have some sort of pest that got on my zoas next to them. They were nice and puffy before but since the dip they've been closed up. Was it a mistake to use coral Rx on acans?

 

[Joker79]

More than likely the feeding tentacles zapped the zoa. How long have you had the acans in the tank?

 

[Eienna]

They ARE quite aggressive.

As far as opening...did they get accidentally moved to a high-flow area?

 

[Joker79]

CoralRX isn't the problem more than likely. I dip everything!!!

 

[glb]

The acans have been there a month or two. Their tentacles don't reach the zoas and there are other zoas as close (c. 2 inches away) that are fine. I had moved them to where they are because they were in a high flow area before and were closed. They've been thriving where they are. I'm just concerned that the dip hurt them.

 

[Joker79]

Nah I doubt the dip hurt them.

 

[Eienna]

I rather doubt it as well. It could simply be that the stress of the process has them temporarily defensive.

Let us know if there's any improvement.

 

[jservedio]

Stressing acans will keep them deflated for a few days in most cases. Usually when I pick up lords, epoxy the bottom of the frag plug and stick it somewhere new in the tank, they are totally flat for 3 or 4 days. After that they will either puff right up, or sometimes slowly puff back up over the course of a week or so. Echinatas are usually less prone to this, but bowerbanki seem to be super finicky (at least in my tank) and will look almost dead for weeks at a time.

You would be surprised with acans reach (ESPECAILLY echinatas). There feeding tentacles aren't very long, but when they go to war their tentacles can reach VERY far and are VERY potent. Take a look at this picture one of my local forum members took of his acan kicking the crap out of a wellso:

 

[Joker79]

That sir is an amazing pic!!!!!

 

[Ole Man]

WOW!....I'm going to have to reavaluate my Acans after seeing that,thats plum wild,I had no idea that they could reach that far!:squigglemouth:

 

[Acanholic]

Echinatas are pretty agressive and powerful. My friend's rainbow echinata even kill an anemone that settles over her in one night. Mine kill a blasto in no time and even seriously injured a ome chalice 2 inches apart

 

[glb]

Stressing acans will keep them deflated for a few days in most cases. Usually when I pick up lords, epoxy the bottom of the frag plug and stick it somewhere new in the tank, they are totally flat for 3 or 4 days. After that they will either puff right up, or sometimes slowly puff back up over the course of a week or so. Echinatas are usually less prone to this, but bowerbanki seem to be super finicky (at least in my tank) and will look almost dead for weeks at a time.

You would be surprised with acans reach (ESPECAILLY echinatas). There feeding tentacles aren't very long, but when they go to war their tentacles can reach VERY far and are VERY potent. Take a look at this picture one of my local forum members took of his acan kicking the crap out of a wellso:

Yikes!!! Mine are acan lords and the tentacles only reach about a 1/4 inch. Do they do chemical warfare too??

 

[_Alex_]

No if something else touches them they just let out supper sweepers and grab what attacked. Lol that's what mine did. Chalice had long sweepers, reached out touch lord 3" away. I found and separated, but acan lord was kickin some butt lol. chalice dead 3 days later and not a scratch on lord...

 

[glb]

I'm going to move the zoa colony closest to it. It's weird though, the zoa colony is receding from the middle, nowhere near the acans. Very strange.

 

[glb]

How long are acan lord sweepers?

 

[Eienna]

Stressing acans will keep them deflated for a few days in most cases. Usually when I pick up lords, epoxy the bottom of the frag plug and stick it somewhere new in the tank, they are totally flat for 3 or 4 days. After that they will either puff right up, or sometimes slowly puff back up over the course of a week or so. Echinatas are usually less prone to this, but bowerbanki seem to be super finicky (at least in my tank) and will look almost dead for weeks at a time.

You would be surprised with acans reach (ESPECAILLY echinatas). There feeding tentacles aren't very long, but when they go to war their tentacles can reach VERY far and are VERY potent. Take a look at this picture one of my local forum members took of his acan kicking the crap out of a wellso:

Yikes, I'd be in there moving the wellso, not sitting there taking pictures!!