Gsps always die

[Jabba]

I have had 6 gsp in over 3 years and they never last more than a week. Any ideas why. The last one was doing great then around the 7th day when I got up there were no signs of the green tentacles. It's been two weeks since and all nothing. I really could use some help. Everyone says they are easy and take over but mine always die

 

[Jekyl]

Any chance I can buy some of your rock and water? Looking for something to kill gsp. As far as survival, tank parameters and lighting will help figure things out. Using Rodi? Anything else dying?

 

[ying yang]

Yeah same here,I've had 2 gsp and starts off great then dies.on second lot I found sea slugs eating them.and had few threads like this and I ask if seen any slugs and all 3 said yes

 

[MnFish1]

They tend to be easy. I would say - that there is something - a chemical, etc in your tank causing a problem. Do you have your parameters? etc? Temp?

 

[ying yang]

EMERGENCY - Coral identification needed & help.

Hi can somone identify this coral for me. It was sold to me as a GSP a month ago in a LFS. I believe this is tubipora musica. Pipe coral. After I got it ot was ok for few days then it started to close up, it remains closed for a month now and I dont know what to do. The coralnits very brittle...

www.reef2reef.com

Here is latest thread I asked about sea slugs and they ended up saying yeah they had them and thought beneficial cool looking critters,read this and in post 13/ 15 is my reply and video.
Not saying you got them but give your gsp a look over at lights on and mostly lights off to see if any

Good luck

 

[Jabba]

What is a sea slug. I have a few snails. Is that what you mean. I also have a crab and a huge banded coral shrimp

 

[ninjamyst]

Something is eating them. What fish do you have

 

[sfin52]

I would say something is eating them as well urchins on the rocks?

 

[Allenh427]

Can you post your tank parameters?
I don't know what to tell you right off the bat; I struggled keeping GSP for about 8 months, and then I moved houses and it ignited and took over a massive rock the about 9 inches long within a couple of months.

If it's struggling, maybe move it to the sand bed and see if the polyps start to come out.

 

[Jabba]

Something is eating them. What fish do you have

Just a blennie, a tang, a few clown fish

 

[Jabba]

Can you post your tank parameters?
I don't know what to tell you right off the bat; I struggled keeping GSP for about 8 months, and then I moved houses and it ignited and took over a massive rock the about 9 inches long within a couple of months.

If it's struggling, maybe move it to the sand bed and see if the polyps start to come out.

I just have a kit that goes by colors it don't give me numbers but my colors are in range

 

[Jabba]

I would say something is eating them as well urchins on the rocks?

I don't have any urchins

 

[sfin52]

How's the rest of the coral

 

[62518161]

Only coral in my tank that will not live.

 

[Jabba]

How's the rest of the coral

Some are really good and thriving some lasted a few years then died but the gsp never last long

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

A tank pic tells a thousand words.

 

[sfin52]

Some are really good and thriving some lasted a few years then died but the gsp never last long

Just a few years? What else do you have?

 

[Jabba]

A few anemone mushrooms, toadstool zoanthids, one pulsing zenia

 

[Jekyl]

A few anemone mushrooms, toadstool zoanthids, one pulsing zenia

Pics and accurate parameters are needed before any real advice can be given.

 

[Jabba]

Pics and accurate parameters are needed before any real advice can be given.

How do you get numbered parameters my test kit only does colors