SO i've had this hydanophora for about 8 months in my tanks.. since the first day i put it in it's ALWAYS been shaggy and happy and has grown a bunch! Its one of my favorite pieces since it's so big. However in the last couple weeks it's been regressing. The top branches are still shaggy and happy but the bottom half is completely closed up and the skin is starting to die at the very base and the first branch is getting worse!
Params are
SG 1.025
Temp 78.1
alk 9.2
cal 420
mag 1250
ph 7.9-8.3
ammonia 0
nitrites 0
nitrates 5
pho 0.25 maybe
I did add 2 small colonies about a month ago that came right from a shipper to LFS then to my house same day. The next day they were RTN and in 2 days all skin was gone and they were dead. Not sure if that had anything to do with it.
I dipped the hydanophora in revive for a 15 minute bath then put back into it's spot a couple days ago but no change.. I've come out at night, i've starred at it for long times and can't see any pest, i see what i think could be bite marks but then i look harder and it looks just like the bumps the polyps come from. Nothing else i see on it at all.
sorry for the crappy pics i only have my phone to try to take pics
Params are
SG 1.025
Temp 78.1
alk 9.2
cal 420
mag 1250
ph 7.9-8.3
ammonia 0
nitrites 0
nitrates 5
pho 0.25 maybe
I did add 2 small colonies about a month ago that came right from a shipper to LFS then to my house same day. The next day they were RTN and in 2 days all skin was gone and they were dead. Not sure if that had anything to do with it.
I dipped the hydanophora in revive for a 15 minute bath then put back into it's spot a couple days ago but no change.. I've come out at night, i've starred at it for long times and can't see any pest, i see what i think could be bite marks but then i look harder and it looks just like the bumps the polyps come from. Nothing else i see on it at all.
sorry for the crappy pics i only have my phone to try to take pics