Armageddons are Scaring me

paintballer768 · Sep 30, 2008

Yesterday they all didnt open up, and have wilted stalks. Im really afraid for em. They were about, mid tank/med flow. I moved em lower and to the side. If I know em well, they should open up and start extending their stalks to the light, but its too early to tell right now.

1 suspect: Bangaii. I turned on the moonlights yesterday when I woke up to find him like rubbing on them or swimming over them or something. Do they do anything like this?

I-K@ndY · Sep 30, 2008

This is the paly that I lost quite a but of money ... I tried to keep it 3 times and as some of you know they aren't cheap .. I gave up after my third one.. The most polyps I grew was about 15 then melted in a matter of weeks ....

Goodluck with it and update us .. thanks

JuniorMC8704 · Sep 30, 2008

Yep those and darth maul type palys seem to be near impossible to keep alive.

Marvin and I have probably tried 20 different times with little to no success.

reef-lover · Sep 30, 2008

:too_sad::too_sad::too_sad::too_sad::too_sad::too_sad::too_sad::too_sad:

JuniorMC8704 · Sep 30, 2008

Doubt the bangaii has anything to do with it. I would cut the frag and locate each piece in a different area, and maybe try dipping one of the pieces.

This will give you the best chance of saving at least some of them.

No sense in putting all your eggs in one basket.

paintballer768 · Sep 30, 2008

Yea I have had these for coming up on a year now. No problems ever. When I checked today with the moonlights, they were opened in the dark. Hope they look good when I get home. Going to the fish store today (since its right near my college), might pick up some Lugol's

paintballer768 · Sep 30, 2008

Pnoyreefer said:
This is the paly that I lost quite a but of money ... I tried to keep it 3 times and as some of you know they aren't cheap .. I gave up after my third one.. The most polyps I grew was about 15 then melted in a matter of weeks ....

Goodluck with it and update us .. thanks

JuniorMC8704 said:
Yep those and darth maul type palys seem to be near impossible to keep alive.

Marvin and I have probably tried 20 different times with little to no success.

My max was about 100-110 polyps. I sold Marv the last ones, and I still feel bad his whithered. Despite being opened and moved, they have very "squished" looking stalks. The only change Ive made to the tank was extending the light schedule by about 45 mins-1 hr last week, and Im going to guess thats the reason. Im going to bring it back down today

paintballer768 · Oct 6, 2008

Yea theyre all dead :cry::cry::cry::cry:

Im not going to try again, despite them being really nice. Ill just get some other type of zoanthid or chalice, because I need something with that color red in there

MarvinsReef · Oct 6, 2008

paintballer768 said:
Yea theyre all dead :cry::cry::cry::cry:

Im not going to try again, despite them being really nice. Ill just get some other type of zoanthid or chalice, because I need something with that color red in there

yikes!!! sorry to hear this Jeff....

as far as I know you had the biggest colony I've ever seen.. if that counts for anything...

Preston · Oct 6, 2008

paintballer768 said:
Yea theyre all dead :cry::cry::cry::cry:

Im not going to try again, despite them being really nice. Ill just get some other type of zoanthid or chalice, because I need something with that color red in there

How long have you had them before they die?