My ric after 1 week AHH!!! Help!

[Jocool]

Well, Its my fault I havent directly feed its mouth. I,ve photo plankton and mysis shrimped ever day, and everything is great monti, gorg, zoos acro, candys, but my Ric is well I suppose dieing. Its wasteing away, I think I have one last chance.

Any suggestions.
Since lighting isnt a issue or water perams, Is it feeding??? Flow is little to none.

 

[geoxman]

You do not have to feed them.

After they are established in you tank then feeding can help them grow.

Is it a Yuma? My guess is on that and it was wild.

What is your lighting and water parameters? good luck

 

[chrisstie]

Yeah some wild caught yumas can be REALLY sensative and just might not make it.

I'd avoid adding phyto every day unless its avery very small amount as it can foul up your water quality...

These corals feed off of light and the not-so sensative ones can thrive off of really high lighting and still do very well in lower lighting (MH versus PC for example)

 

[Jocool]

Thanks again, it opened up but, not flourishing- I hope its just needing time to adjust.

 

[BigScott]

give it time..

 

[Jocool]

I've noticed it pukeing out a clear film?? Babies???? Little/Tiny purple eggs?? I dont know but, it's so weird. As for my ric its not looking any better- tomarrows another day though. Errrr!!!

 

[Tool369]

What color is the film? If it is a brownish color it is probably zooxanthellae.

 

[Jocool]

Sadly this ric is a gonner! =( I desperately watched it waste away, to the point where I was utterly convinced this specimen wasnt going to come back.

I threw it and the small rock it was on in the garbage.


The good news is I have its baby growing on a a mussel shell. It's the size of 1 MM sooooooooooo small but intact from what I can tell.

I hope it lives and flourishes so that its Mothers death wasnt in vain.

 

[chrisstie]

I will keep my fingers crossed for you!!! They have to start out that small to begin with so maybe itll make it!

 

[Jocool]

Thanks chrisstie, =) I even went shopping for cameras today. If the little guy makes it, I promise I pic the heck out of it and my tank!!