Help with Aussie lobophyllia

[TwistedMind]

So I got this guy two weeks ago, he looked good for about two days and the last week and a half he has looked like this.

It's all deflated, showing skelaton through tissue. There is no tissue recession that I can see, this morning I decided to seek yall's expertese because now the mouths are open.

I'm starting to worry.


I have been target feeding and protecting from the shrimp while it eats and it does consume the mysis i feed.

The only changes to the tank is that i recently started using reef nutrition rotifeast, oysterfeast, and phytofeast, I rotate between each bottle everyday using maybe 20 drops in a high flow area.

System Volume 110 gallons including sump

sal 1.025
ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
nitrate 20ppm
po4 .25
cal 460
temp 80

Running Carbon and GFO

Fish List

2 x clowns
2 x blue reef chromis
2 x purple fire fish
4 x blue green chromis
1 x timor wrasse
1 x yellow tang

corals

2 x hammer coral opposite ends of DT so no sweepers hitting the lobo
1 x chalice colony , on the sand bed but 8 inches away from lobo
6 different types of zoas and palys but none are anywhere near the lobo

misc

1 x GBTA 6 inches from lobo
2 x skunk cleaner shrimp
misc blue and red leg hermits
and a bunch of margarit snails

I am about to do a 25 % water change will check back in a hour to see if I have any advice.

 

[victor escobar]

I have the same species for years it is very hardy but you should be careful with the aclimatation to lighting (they do not like leds very much and are extremely sensitive to UV rays that is to say that the become red and fluorescent green if UV are given carefully

 

[GratefulReef]

I have a lobo in my tank, and been having alot of success with it. I would put it more under a ledge and let it acclimate to the lighting if possible. Also, take a low powered flashlight, or a high powered one with a shirt or something over the lens so dim the light a bit and look at night after the lights have been out for a couple hours see if any pests or anything is annoying the lobo.

 

[TwistedMind]

Thanks for responding guys.

I moved it to the edge of the tank in front of a rock wall that semi diffuses the light it was getting and it has since inflated.

So, I came to reply to my own post that I am currently opperating under the theory that it was getting to much light.

 

[GratefulReef]

Awesome! glad to hear its getting better. My lobo is now easily my favorite piece in my tank and its really cool to watch the feeder tentacles come out. I checked it last night around 1am after lights out for quite a few hours and it was puffed out and seemingly heavily feeding. Hope it continues to do well for you!