So i bought a nice green open brain last night, moved around some rock work, acimatized it for a bit and plopped it in my tank. Its mouthes are open, however it has opened up somewhat from where it was last night. One can expect the usual stress from the move and into a new tank, so what can i do to make it better for it? what can i expect in the following few weeks from this or else what should i look for. Im new to this kind of coral how can you tell?.
Green open brain stressed
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looks worse today. the area where the skeleton is exposed is a little bigger and it didnt respond to the lights coming on at all. Mouthes open, no movement. It came from a tank with more intense lighting than mine, but thats not going to affect it in such a dramatic way will it?
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chrisstie
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You should move it onto the sand bed so its tissue wont be irritated.
Like the way you set a cup down on the table? With its mouth pointing up so its sitting on the hard rock of its old skeleton with no tissue..
It should be happier that way.. i dont think less light would affect it that way.. How long did you acclimate it for? And did you add too much new water too soon?
Keep it on the sand bed and hopefully it'll recover, my fingers are crossed! They are more delicate than what I am used to and had to start over with a new one but the new one is thriving!
Like the way you set a cup down on the table? With its mouth pointing up so its sitting on the hard rock of its old skeleton with no tissue..
It should be happier that way.. i dont think less light would affect it that way.. How long did you acclimate it for? And did you add too much new water too soon?
Keep it on the sand bed and hopefully it'll recover, my fingers are crossed! They are more delicate than what I am used to and had to start over with a new one but the new one is thriving!
Dont have a sand bed at the moment- i will be moving my tank in a couple weeks to a larger one that includes a sandbed. If if possible i would like to not disturb it until that point. the rocks it on are the smoothest in my tank. I wasnt as thourough as i normally am when i acclimated this coral- i had it in a little bucket of my water, when it was still in the container with the previous owners water (to match temp). then i poured it into my water after 20 mins or so. i added water a few more times but the time frame i cannot remember- i dont think it was that long as i was distracted with moving rock and watching hockey at the same time. I think i did too much too fast. will offering it food help it bounce back? even if its not responding to anything?
chrisstie
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Too much too fast like that is what killed my first specimen. For me it was an allergy attack in the middle of handling the bags and needing to wipe my nose.. the bag slipped under water even though i had folded it down and had it resting on the rim of the tank =\
You can definitely try spot feeding it i've heard that it is like a last ditch effort that sometimes may help! - And as long as it is where its tissue isn't being disturbed i'd say you're in the clear as far ast hat goes.
Just keep an eye and make sure no weird stuff is forming on it- white or brown or what not.. gentle current would probably be okay but nothing too strong.
With the mouth open i'd hope its okay as long as its not totally spilling its guts and bleaching .. bleaching would be a bad sign - but its different from recessed tissue.. you'll be able to tell.
If it does get bad (it can decline quickly i noticed) you may want to take it out of the tank so it can't infect or harm any of your other corals - but as long as it is only stressed and not showing signs of decay.. hang in there with it!
You can definitely try spot feeding it i've heard that it is like a last ditch effort that sometimes may help! - And as long as it is where its tissue isn't being disturbed i'd say you're in the clear as far ast hat goes.
Just keep an eye and make sure no weird stuff is forming on it- white or brown or what not.. gentle current would probably be okay but nothing too strong.
With the mouth open i'd hope its okay as long as its not totally spilling its guts and bleaching .. bleaching would be a bad sign - but its different from recessed tissue.. you'll be able to tell.
If it does get bad (it can decline quickly i noticed) you may want to take it out of the tank so it can't infect or harm any of your other corals - but as long as it is only stressed and not showing signs of decay.. hang in there with it!
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