My acan started dying overnight

[tnewell]

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I updated the parameters
Mag still at 1380 and im not dosing anything for it so dont know how to lower it
Phos 0.06 ( it was high for a while but i managed to finally lower it slowly) no algae issues or anything
Sal is 1.025 but my lfs sells it at 1.026 and most of the time is 1.026 i havent done a water change.

It was surrounded by acans only and at first i thought maybe there was an apstasia somewere but i havent seen one in there.

I have had a acan close up to the point where I had little to no hope for him. Then I did a routine water change a boom, later that night he opened and ate. Weird little fellow, just watch him tonight carefully, especially when feeding.

 

[yan2pr]

I have had a acan close up to the point where I had little to no hope for him. Then I did a routine water change a boom, later that night he opened and ate. Weird little fellow, just watch him tonight carefully, especially when feeding.

Thanks for giving me some hope, he looks bad right now but hes hanging in there. I put him in a less flow less light area not a big change but maybe enough for him not to get stressed, he wasnt a fan of the dip i gave him btw

 

[tnewell]

Thanks for giving me some hope, he looks bad right now but hes hanging in there. I put him in a less flow less light area not a big change but maybe enough for him not to get stressed, he wasnt a fan of the dip i gave him btw

If he was looking that rough, the only dip I would have used is revive, more of a medicine for the coral. But it’s normal for him to be stressed after dipping, give him some time, get your params stable, and watch that skunk.

 

[tnewell]

If he was looking that rough, the only dip I would have used is revive, more of a medicine for the coral. But it’s normal for him to be stressed after dipping, give him some time, get your params stable, and watch that skunk.

For reference, my skunk sits right over my acans and I feed them and he will never attempt to bother them.

 

[yan2pr]

For reference, my skunk sits right over my acans and I feed them and he will never attempt to bother them.

Awesome, that gives me some hope mine will behave like that, thanks for the picture

 

[Bepis]

I didn’t believe my skunk shrimp could eat corals then I saw him plucking the little tentacles of my acan, and I trapped him in a net until I could trade him in. Ever since, my acan has grown 3+ heads.

How long did it take to gain 3 heads

 

[tnewell]

How long did it take to gain 3 heads

About a week, give or take. I feed every other day with reef roids. And they get bonus scraps from my shrimp

 

[PTXReef]

I had to rehome my cleaner shrimp because it kept walking over everything too