What’s up with this acan?

fragit · Apr 7, 2018

Can you help me with the acan on the left? I’ve had it for months and it has always been the most inflated of my acans. About 3 weeks ago it started to deflate and has been like this for a few weeks now. It seems like it will still eat reef roids when I feed. I did dose Fluconazole to combat Bryopsis, but no other changes to the system. I’ve since turned carbon back on and did a water change. I do have two small gorgonians in the tank but they are far away. All other acans and LPS seem to be doing well. Parameters are as follows and have been stable for long before I added this to the tank. I’ve been keeping nutrients elevated to battle dinos for a couple months now.
Specific Gravity 1.026
Temp 78
Alk9.0
Ca 460
My 1300
Nitrates 10-16
Phosphate 0.1-0.15
Don’t test PH.

Tahoe61 · Apr 7, 2018

The Micromussa I see on the left looks ok, are you sure that is the coral you're referring to or the one on the right?

Do you have any Acan Enchinata too close to the Micromussa? Acan Enchinata will kill near by Micromussa.

Try feeding larger particle meaty sea foods, even pellets will work if they are not stolen by inverts.

fragit · Apr 7, 2018

Tahoe61 said:
The Micromussa I see on the left looks ok, are you sure that is the coral you're referring to or the one on the right?

Do you have any Acan Enchinata too close to the Micromussa? Acan Enchinata will kill near by Micromussa.

Try feeding larger particle meaty sea foods, even pellets will work if they are not stolen by inverts.

I am referring to the one on the far left. It is not a micromussa, it is an acan. All three have been living happily together for a few months. Until what I described above.

Tahoe61 · Apr 7, 2018

https://reefbuilders.com/2016/02/05...ro-lordscan-lords-are-now-a-species-of-micro/

Jesse when I look at the images I see a fairly healthy looking Micromussa and the left, and a coral that looks to be showing some tissue recession on the right. Now I am dyslexic but......

Are the pieces glued down? Can remove them? Have you looked at night for predators?

fragit · Apr 7, 2018

Tahoe61 said:
https://reefbuilders.com/2016/02/05...ro-lordscan-lords-are-now-a-species-of-micro/

Jesse when I look at the images I see a fairly healthy looking Micromussa and the left, and a coral that looks to be showing some tissue recession on the right. Now I am dyslexic but......

Are the pieces glued down? Can remove them? Have you looked at night for predators?

Just read that article thanks. I think they are all the same species (micrimussa) but hard to tell I guess. I’ve had no issues with these three in the same rock. The only one that is suffering is the one in the left. The one not the left is definitely showing some recession. I will take a better pic tomorrow that is not so blue.