Dying Frogspawn?

[SSpiro]

Obtained this from another member. 4 heads, looked great for 2 or 3 days, but now not so much.

I've target fed it mysis.. not sure what else I can do to save this? Any tips? He doesn't look good, looks like he's really needing something.

Parameters:

pH: 8.2
Alk: 12dKh
Temp: 82F
Nitrates: 0ppm
Nitrites: 0ppm
Ca: 440ppm
Ammonia: < 0.05
Salinity: 1.025 (refractometer)

 

[Lotus99]

It looks to me like it's just adjusting to your tank. Give it a few days.

 

[Lotus99]

Sorry, double post.

 

[reefcolors]

Do you have any direct flow on it? my frogspawn opens much fuller after I aimed one of my powerheads away from it.

 

[rhkingsfan]

that looks like what my hammer looked like right before it perished.. I bought four heads from blue zoo.. looked great for 2 days and then one guy just shriveled up overnight.. Now the second head is doing the same thing..

 

[vr697getta]

it maybe adjusting to the light still
what kinda of lights was it under before if it was mh
then going to pcs is a big change
but I've kept that coral under pcs with no problem it was always near the top of the tank though

 

[SSpiro]

To address above:

This is about 4" from T5 lights (its in my 10g). The powerhead has a deflector to deflect flow to the top of the water to break the surface, therefor there is no direct flow on the frogspawn..

 

[mkeller]

Here is my frogspawn. This pic is less then 24 hrs after putting it in. It is in the sand, 12 gallon Aquapod with 150w MH. Everything I have read said that they get most of their nutrition from photosynthsis(spelling). I have tried to spot feed with not much luck, I figure now it catches floating particals around the tank.

 

[SSpiro]

Wish mine looked like that

 

[banned]

I couldnt get the image to load but it doesnt look that great, if they tentacles are retracting like that then it may be adjusting as already stated or near death.

 

[sandalscout]

my frogspawn looked like that immediately before splitting, and then again about 3 weeks later for just a few days.... Shortly thereafter it picked right up and now looks incredible. just an FYI.