What do you have trouble keeping in your tank?

weaponsofmassdesign · May 16, 2012

I'm curious to know what everybody has a hard time keeping in their tanks...inverts, fish etc. I have a hard time keeping GSP! I can keep it, but it doesn't seem to grow much. I have everything from soft to SPS coral and other inverts. Fish have always been healthy too.

J Rog · May 16, 2012

Acans, dendros, and some Chalices

Steven R · May 16, 2012

For some reason utter chaos paly does not do well for me.. and my cespetularia has almost melted on me twice..

revhtree · May 16, 2012

Monti Caps!!!!

ReeferDre · May 16, 2012

Ricordias I don't know why but they just. Elf away after a month or 2

chort55 · May 16, 2012

Monti caps (I assume my tank just knows they grow to fast and no one else around here would want the frags anyways), small zoa's (my tang thinks they are pellet food I think...), large polyps are fine tho, acans/ welso/trachys (angel likes their feeder tenticles, or atleast likes them when there is food in them... either way no more in the big tank).

shred5 · May 16, 2012

ReeferDre said:
Ricordias I don't know why but they just. Elf away after a month or 2

Maybe to much light. I had the same problem once with ricordia and with some zoa's.. I have to put ricordia in the shade in my reefs or they will slowly shrink up over time.

J Rog · May 16, 2012

looks like im in the oppisit boat then some.. My GPS and monti cap grow like weeds..

Knight_Fall · May 16, 2012

shrimp. not sure what keeps smoking them, but they rarely last long in my big tank

Dowtish · May 16, 2012

I cant keep color on certain acros....well, I can keep brown ones.:neutral:

weaponsofmassdesign · May 16, 2012

chort55 said:
small zoa's (my tang thinks they are pellet food I think...)

Haha!

Dowtish said:
I cant keep color on certain acros....well, I can keep brown ones.:neutral:

I have an Acro that won't color up. It's growing pretty fast, but just stays brown. From top view the polyps have a little green tint, but thats it.

Saltgator · May 16, 2012

Bird's nest! Any other monti, acro, lps, softie, and nems do great and thrive.

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Rockadile · May 16, 2012

I have problems with keeping my hands out of it more then anything.

SeeingGreen · May 16, 2012

I can't keep water in. Evaporation is a pain

I struggle with keeping xenia but other stuff all grows well.

wysiwyg · May 16, 2012

have trouble keeping my snails alive (**** hermit crabs)

JSemour · May 16, 2012

You'll note alot of the responses/issues involve situations of trying to mix corals of differing requirements. The others are water chemistry related(brown Acroporas, Montipora not growing, birdsnest STN/RTN). Not jumping on any soap boxes here

, just something to ponder on...