Euphillia Issues

[Jarred1]

I have two types of frogspawn and their tentacles always seem to get really short in one of my tank. I had both of them in the same tank until recently I took one of them out and put it in my other tank and the tentacles got longer again. The only major difference in the two tanks is that the tank with the frogspawn that has longer tentacles has T5HO lights and has less flow compared to the other tank. The tank with the frogspawn that has shorter tentacles is lit by LED fixture. The only thing I can think of is that the one with shorter tentacles is getting too much light or too much flow.

 

[greech]

Possible the lighting is the the issue but flow seems to moresoe dictate the inflation of euplyillia IME. In lower flow my frogspwn blows up whereas in higher flow its polyps stay closer to home. FWIW I have mine on the bottom of a fairly shallow tank (16") under 4 T5s and a LED bar. It gets a fair amount of light.

 

[Jarred1]

The one with nicer polyps is under 96w of T5's about 5 inches from the light and I'd say gets medium flow. The one that doesn't look so good is about 6 inches under water but about 18 inches away from 48w of LED's but get's high flow from an MP10 on about 40% lagoon mode.

 

[y0ung0ne]

Flow is your issue this species like low flow. most can survive under low lights but you have decent lighting it is the flow it is getting beat in the flow so it holds in close so it does not get beat up.

 

[Jarred1]

Thanks for the help, I will move it tomorrow.

 

[y0ung0ne]

not a problem had the same issue till i rearranged mine. glad to help.