Melting Ricordia

[Saltygram]

I need some help from the SLASH Brain Trust.

We left on Thursday for a weekend camping trip. Came home on Sunday and two of our favorite Ricordias were nearly melted away. All others looked fine. Tonight three more were nearly melted away. I have read lots of people online say this has happened to them, but no real reason for it happening.

Here are my parameters:

KH 8.54
CA 425
Mag 1350
Phos .25-.35
Nitrate 2-5
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Temp 81.5
PH 8.14
Salinity 1.025

Has this happened to any of you? Any Ideas?


My melting colony:

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My healthy Colony:

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[Mr D smack]

I have one in my tank that reproduces a lot and the new ones disappear for no reason. This has been going on for a year now

 

[TanksDad13]

There's this... brown jelly disease

http://www.athiel.com/lib/bacterial.html


Is it normal for them to look so "empty" in the middle? I have the same ones and even when they're spread out they are pretty full in the center.

 

[Saltygram]

I did see several references to this Brown Jelly or Slime bacteria. Sucked out everything I could find tonight. I have not lost the last two yet.

Thanks

 

[TanksDad13]

How are the rest of the Rics looking?

 

[Saltygram]

OK when I last looked, but I was at that goofy Cardinals game last night so I haven't really seen them for over 24 hours. I'll check tonight and report back.