Lobo dead?
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Arego
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If you put it in water and turn blues on do you see tissue? If so put it back and leave it alone while keeping your water stable.
If there isn't a shred of live tissue you can toss it or grind it up and throw it on your substrate.
If there isn't a shred of live tissue you can toss it or grind it up and throw it on your substrate.
dang, that brain looked nice and big?
just a thought, but I keep all my dead skeletons & clam shells as a reminder of my money gone bye bye …
just a thought, but I keep all my dead skeletons & clam shells as a reminder of my money gone bye bye …
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darrow0903
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Yeah I figured. Went on vacation and for some reason my lights went crazy.
I did try your suggestion and there’s no live tissue
- I guess I can do grinding so my money is still there aha
I did try your suggestion and there’s no live tissue
- I guess I can do grinding so my money is still there aha
Sorry for your loss.
Arego
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Ya that's the worst. You could also just leave it and see? It may very well make new heads over time if you're willing to leave it an optimal area.
Hammers and others euph* do this all the time. I have a lobo that grew a new head while stressed, granted it's on the side and pointing down.. but it is there
Hammers and others euph* do this all the time. I have a lobo that grew a new head while stressed, granted it's on the side and pointing down.. but it is there
Sorry for your loss. Those guys are pretty hard long term corals to keep. Looks like it also had a little resident inside it.
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The lobo below it is showing some skeleton. I am worried. Could this be a pest? Dip?
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Iodine dip and elevate and see if any tissue peeks out within the next 4 weeks. If you start to see algae growth on it, for sure dead. At times one gets lucky and you get new tissue.
For the future , this did not happen obviously overnight. . . . Look at alk-CA-Temp-salinity as possible causes before it get this far. Insufficient light and too strong of water flow can be contributors also
For the future , this did not happen obviously overnight. . . . Look at alk-CA-Temp-salinity as possible causes before it get this far. Insufficient light and too strong of water flow can be contributors also
Looks like a Symphyllia that is on the sand? That one does look rough too in the picture anyway.
These corals are difficult because they need the right food and correct placement and a bit dirtier water conditions. They like nitrates higher than normal, flow very low, light should be on the lower side too.
I have kept them for years, but then something always goes wrong by about year 5 or 6. I think it has to do with the other corals around them. It is very frustrating as they are great for many years for me and then will just gradually die off.
Mine are all kept in a lps specific tank. higher nitrates, low flow, and on the bottom sometimes shaded a bit too.
Iodine (Lugols) dip may help as stated above.
These corals are difficult because they need the right food and correct placement and a bit dirtier water conditions. They like nitrates higher than normal, flow very low, light should be on the lower side too.
I have kept them for years, but then something always goes wrong by about year 5 or 6. I think it has to do with the other corals around them. It is very frustrating as they are great for many years for me and then will just gradually die off.
Mine are all kept in a lps specific tank. higher nitrates, low flow, and on the bottom sometimes shaded a bit too.
Iodine (Lugols) dip may help as stated above.
