On 10/7, I added a large, healthy, extremely sticky LTA to our tank.
Today, he appears to be dying, although, it's not starting from the mouth (as I've always seen/known of previously).
His foot appears to be disentegrating. The outer layer of orange skin seems to have peeled off and his insides are, well, falling out.
His tentacles are still very sticky, though. It's just bizarre. Mouth is closed nice & tight, stomach has never protruded.
The shrinking/deflating started 10/13, I decided him expelling waste, but then when not reinflated by today & being unable to see him, I moved the rock he was hiding behind to find him this way.
At this point, crabs have not decided he is a meal, which makes me hopeful.
Tank inhabitants:
peppermint shrimp, snails, 2 hermits
1 small bangaii cardinal, 1 yellow hogfish, 1 med maroon goldbar clown
The clown did decide to host on 10/11 and was happy with the nem until it deflated on the 13th.
Pics:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29056768@N00/6247510391/" title="nem2 by RebeccaVelasquez, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6035/6247510391_b090fb69d6.jpg" width="374" height="500" alt="nem2"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29056768@N00/6247510275/" title="nem4 by RebeccaVelasquez, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6114/6247510275_c238f81283.jpg" width="430" height="500" alt="nem4"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29056768@N00/6248032688/" title="nem7 by RebeccaVelasquez, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6107/6248032688_d452038cbf.jpg" width="500" height="461" alt="nem7"></a>
Today, he appears to be dying, although, it's not starting from the mouth (as I've always seen/known of previously).
His foot appears to be disentegrating. The outer layer of orange skin seems to have peeled off and his insides are, well, falling out.
His tentacles are still very sticky, though. It's just bizarre. Mouth is closed nice & tight, stomach has never protruded.
The shrinking/deflating started 10/13, I decided him expelling waste, but then when not reinflated by today & being unable to see him, I moved the rock he was hiding behind to find him this way.
At this point, crabs have not decided he is a meal, which makes me hopeful.
Tank inhabitants:
peppermint shrimp, snails, 2 hermits
1 small bangaii cardinal, 1 yellow hogfish, 1 med maroon goldbar clown
The clown did decide to host on 10/11 and was happy with the nem until it deflated on the 13th.
Pics:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29056768@N00/6247510391/" title="nem2 by RebeccaVelasquez, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6035/6247510391_b090fb69d6.jpg" width="374" height="500" alt="nem2"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29056768@N00/6247510275/" title="nem4 by RebeccaVelasquez, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6114/6247510275_c238f81283.jpg" width="430" height="500" alt="nem4"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29056768@N00/6248032688/" title="nem7 by RebeccaVelasquez, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6107/6248032688_d452038cbf.jpg" width="500" height="461" alt="nem7"></a>
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