blasto wellsi receding at edge

[riotj]

I have and hope to continue to have this nice blasto wellsi colony. The largest head is starting to recede from it's skeleton. All water parameters are a-okay. It is in an area of bright compact fluorescent light - maybe eight inches from the light source. Can this be the problem although it came from a halide tank but it was in low light? I also notice at night that amphipods are attracted to it and eating the receding areas. The afflicted head is still eating mysis with no problem and as I mentioned it is only the edge. What can I do to make sure it doesn't get worse and the tissue grows back to engulf the skeleton again? Lower light?

Thanks in advance.

 

[jessp]

the main thing that jumps out is you say "bright light/eight inches from light source" these are bad things when keeping a blasto. You want them in low light.

 

[Mildot]

i keep mine in the sand at the bottom of my tank, My tank is 24 inches deep, im also using 250 watt 10k halides too, mine look great, i would try moving them down , What size tank do you have ?? what lighting set up are you using ?? Hope this helps, Good luck