What’s wrong with my rfa?

[stewy14]

He’s been excreting white stuff today and all yesterday, is he dying? The snails won’t go near him cuz they don’t think he’s dead. I think

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

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[AydenLincoln]

Is he new? Did you glue him to a frag plug? You should never do that with anemones. They need their foot and will move around and this could be why.

 

[stewy14]

Is he new? Did you glue him to a frag plug? You should never do that with anemones. They need their foot and will move around and this could be why.

yes, 2 weeks, no, he's free to move around

 

[AydenLincoln]

yes, 2 weeks, no, he's free to move around

What is he on then? It looks like a frag plug?

 

[stewy14]

What is he on then? It looks like a frag plug?

na, he's on the bottom of my heater, just the silicone cap, he can move around any time, and a lot of people use PVC end pipes for their rfa's since they don't move around at all/rarely so I just used that silicone thing instead

 

[AydenLincoln]

na, he's on the bottom of my heater, just the silicone cap, he can move around any time, and a lot of people use PVC end pipes for their rfa's since they don't move around at all/rarely so I just used that silicone thing instead

I understand now. How old is the tank and what are the parameters?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

He’s been excreting white stuff today and all yesterday, is he dying? The snails won’t go near him cuz they don’t think he’s dead. I think

Can you post a clearer picture under white lights?
What lighting do you have and what are the water quality values?
Are the white things threadlike? Those may be mesanterial filaments and a sign it is dying. If the white material looks like mucus sheets, that may be from decomposition.

 

[stewy14]

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I understand now. How old is the tank and what are the parameters?

y tanks 2 months old, about to go to school so cant do parameters rn, but I tested them 40 minutes ago, and they were all fine

 

[stewy14]

Can you post a clearer picture under white lights?
What lighting do you have and what are the water quality values?
Are the white things threadlike? Those may be mesanterial filaments and a sign it is dying. If the white material looks like mucus sheets, that may be from decomposition.

they are threadlike, but still silky and liquid like, I have a k7 mini and the water values are good from what I checked 40 minutes ago

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

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y tanks 2 months old, about to go to school so cant do parameters rn, but I tested them 40 minutes ago, and they were all fine

No need to test again if you tested 40 minutes ago, those readings are fine.

 

[stewy14]

No need to test again if you tested 40 minutes ago, those readings are fine.

Walker, I'm always thinking, is that your macaw In your profile pic?

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Walker, I'm always thinking, is that your macaw In your profile pic?

No, lol. I wish. When I went to Florida I met up with a dude who had the macaw and he let me hold it and stuff. I just like the picture so thats why it's my PFP.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Assure not too much flow or insufficient light
Also high phosphate

 

[stewy14]

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Assure not too much flow or insufficient light
Also high phosphate

anything I could do for my poor, poor guy?

 

[stewy14]

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Assure not too much flow or insufficient light
Also high phosphate

there is no readable phosphate, I upped the light and its opening(a small crack), other quick thing, there are small white flakes on my monti, im thinking decayed food or slime for something, there's a very small amount

 

[vetteguy53081]

SO,

there is no readable phosphate, I upped the light and its opening(a small crack), other quick thing, there are small white flakes on my monti, im thinking decayed food or slime for something, there's a very small amount

On the monti, not unusual but verify with Gentle blasts using a turkey baster. Light was my suspect and good to hear it's thus far responding

 

[stewy14]

On the monti, not unusual but verify with Gentle blasts using a turkey baster. Light was my suspect and good to hear it's thus far responding

Just came back from sports, the nem is still having a little crack of an opening, but that crack is filled with white jello stuff

 

[vetteguy53081]

Just came back from sports, the nem is still having a little crack of an opening, but that crack is filled with white jello stuff

Can you provide a closer pic under white lighting intensity of the jello you describe?

 

[stewy14]

Can you provide a closer pic under white lighting intensity of the jello you describe?