HELP! SCOLY IN TROUBLE!

[AnemoneBay]

Help! What’s happening with my scoly? All my parameters are normal! Tank is 2 years cycled

 

[Crabs McJones]

How long have you had it? What are your parameters exactly? Anything near it that could be sending out sweepers and stinging it?

 

[AnemoneBay]

How long have you had it? What are your parameters exactly? Anything near it that could be sending out sweepers and stinging it?

Got it on April 7th from RAP,
Salinity: 1.029
Temp:23.8C
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0
pH 8.3

 

[sean rand]

1.29 is high should be 1.25 1.26

 

[Crabs McJones]

Salinity 1.029? that's pretty high, generally 1.023-1.026 is ideal. Not saying that's the cause but it could be a contributor.

 

[Retro Reefer]

Agree with salinity.. Your Alk?

 

[Retro Reefer]

They like low light and low flow area of your tank.. mine gets angry if it gets to much light. IMO feeding is important with these as well, does it show feeding response? pic of mine looking for food

 

[AnemoneBay]

They like low light and low flow area of your tank.. mine gets angry if it gets to much light. IMO feeding is important with these as well, does it show feeding response? pic of mine looking for food

Last night it did, right now it’s like in the picture I showed and there’s a low amount of flow in the area

 

[AnemoneBay]

Agree with salinity.. Your Alk?

My Alk is at 9

 

[Retro Reefer]

I would get your salinity down to 1.026 and although probably not the issue maybe lower your Alk a little to around 8 or so.. do you have calcium + Mg numbers?

 

[Dana Riddle]

They like low light and low flow area of your tank.. mine gets angry if it gets to much light. IMO feeding is important with these as well, does it show feeding response? pic of mine looking for food

Agreed! Scolys are pigs and should be fed often!

 

[AnemoneBay]

I would get your salinity down to 1.026 and although probably not the issue maybe lower your Alk a little to around 8 or so.. do you have calcium + Mg numbers?

My Mg is at 1650 and my calcium is at 450

 

[AnemoneBay]

My nitrates are 5ppm

 

[miyags]

I Cant keep them longer than 4 years.Something always gets them.I stopped trying scolly's

 

[miyags]

Looks like the mouth is totally gone.You could try a lugol's iodine dip.

 

[AnemoneBay]

Looks like the mouth is totally gone.You could try a lugol's iodine dip.

Found out my filefish was eating at it. I have the dip, what does it do? I moved the filefish to my frag tank

 

[Retro Reefer]

Found out my filefish was eating at it. I have the dip, what does it do? I moved the filefish to my frag tank

That explains it, I was wondering about a fish :mad: The iodine will help prevent bacteria infections and maybe help it heal.

 

[Jimmyneptune]

maybe try to feed it gently. Feed it something small like pe calanus, or small coral food.
cover it while feeding so other fish are not disturbing it . Keep those crabs away from him as well.

 

[Ecvernon]

I had a scoly that had a large open mouth that I thought would be a goner. I fed food such as liquid oyster feast and reefroids, over the area of the damaged mouth and placed it in low light and flow and it started to recover.

 

[AnemoneBay]

maybe try to feed it gently. Feed it something small like pe calanus, or small coral food.
cover it while feeding so other fish are not disturbing it . Keep those crabs away from him as well.

I removed every single crab from my tank, I just have hermit crabs but I haven’t seen one ever on it.