Haddoni moved into pure shade..

[m0nkie]

Hey guys. Just wanted to see what I should do in this situation. My baby Haddoni moved from his normal semi shaded spot down to pure darkness. It's sitting under a rock roof. Anemone is healthy. Been in my tank for over a month. I think it moved due to a recent drop in Alk. Went from 9.3 to 7.9. I'm not 100% sure but there's no other changes made.

It's been down there for a week now. When should I intervene and pull it myself? I had this situation happen twice before. 2 small RBTA moved into complete darkness. I let them be, hoping they would move out themselves. Both RBTA died after 2 months in complete shade.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Has flow changed at all?

 

[m0nkie]

hmmm.. now that you mentioned it. I took out the Gyre to pry out a tiny snail. Put it back at it's old spot, but could be a tiny bit off..

 

[taylor t]

Has flow changed at all?

That was my thought as well.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

hmmm.. now that you mentioned it. I took out the Gyre to pry out a tiny snail. Put it back at it's old spot, but could be a tiny bit off..

Haddoni can be sensitive to even minor tweaks in flow. It will probably come back out within 5 days.

 

[m0nkie]

thanks! I will wait another week. I'll check back in if he doesn't move

 

[CoralsAddiction]

thanks! I will wait another week. I'll check back in if he doesn't move

After reading your original post one more time I realized it's been there a week already. I recommend lowering the flow a little bit. That should make it want to come out. Good luck!

 

[OrionN]

I would do aqua scape change and get him out to the light, not full light but get him back out and he can take it from there.
That is a very nice green Haddoni

 

[m0nkie]

Thank you. It moved again but not in a good direction. It's going further back with no lights. I'll rescape the rocks saturday during water change.

Flow was reduced from 50% to 40%

 

[worm5406]

Can you adjust the flow so that it makes him move the other way?

 

[m0nkie]

Can you adjust the flow so that it makes him move the other way?

I have 1 Gyre pump only. Not much I can do except changing the rockscape.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

I have 1 Gyre pump only. Not much I can do except changing the rockscape.

Did it come out?

 

[m0nkie]

I re-arranged all my rock works.. he's out now in a semi shaded area. Attached to a rock halfway in sand