taylor t
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I just got a blue gig from DD. I matched the light they said they had it under. It freaked, lost it's footing, and slid off the rock into the sand. Landed upside down. Stayed that way for a while, until I flipped it. The shipping took a MAJOR toll on it. It needed complete pampering. It was oozing curlie Q's out the foot, tentacles were falling off in clumps. I thought it was a gonner for about 4 days. I also gave it lots of flow, which I know(thought) they need. It didn't like it. 9 days later I'm amazed it's still, not only living, but, completely THRIVING! Chunks and slime have stopped. It's foot has started to work again. It deflated only once, on day 2, when I tried to match what it came from. Has not deflated since. Now, it looks awsome, and has very fast/good feeding response-much different from the first few days-much different environment than it came from-much different condition.
I tell you all that, for this: just because DD has it listed as being under such and such conditions, shipping is hard on nems, AND, every nem is different to a degree. Mine should be dead, and if I moved it now to what it was kept under, it would do (did) very poorly. They need acclimation time. You may need to read a little "nem body language", and make adjustments-daily, for a while. It may not want bright light right now. Every nem is different. I have an 18-20 inch mag, doesn't care how much flow it gets. Always happy. A piece-of-cake since day 1. Same tank, I have a 7" mag, DEMANDS high flow, or it is NOT happy-a snob of a nem. Same species, same conditions. (neither have ever deflated like those pictures)
Just from the pictures you posted, to me, it looks like too much light (too soon), and not near enough flow. If it was mine, (and it's not), If the foot was working well, I'd try to get it to stick on the island on top, like suggested and get the flow right first. Then work on light acclimation. Light can be supplimented (for a time) by food. Flow (and water conditions) can't.
I know many poo poo the idea of feeding soon-and, sometimes feeding new nems IS a bad idea. But, boy, I sure feel better when I'm sick or feel weak after I eat a little something - not a 9 coarse meal...
I tell you all that, for this: just because DD has it listed as being under such and such conditions, shipping is hard on nems, AND, every nem is different to a degree. Mine should be dead, and if I moved it now to what it was kept under, it would do (did) very poorly. They need acclimation time. You may need to read a little "nem body language", and make adjustments-daily, for a while. It may not want bright light right now. Every nem is different. I have an 18-20 inch mag, doesn't care how much flow it gets. Always happy. A piece-of-cake since day 1. Same tank, I have a 7" mag, DEMANDS high flow, or it is NOT happy-a snob of a nem. Same species, same conditions. (neither have ever deflated like those pictures)
Just from the pictures you posted, to me, it looks like too much light (too soon), and not near enough flow. If it was mine, (and it's not), If the foot was working well, I'd try to get it to stick on the island on top, like suggested and get the flow right first. Then work on light acclimation. Light can be supplimented (for a time) by food. Flow (and water conditions) can't.
I know many poo poo the idea of feeding soon-and, sometimes feeding new nems IS a bad idea. But, boy, I sure feel better when I'm sick or feel weak after I eat a little something - not a 9 coarse meal...
