Radion and red carpet

[ClownNut]

today's poop


red carpet open up even bigger today, i need a new acclimation box.

 

[knukles55]

Wow that looks awsome

 

[ClownNut]

today's poop. a lot less also more brown than black in person.

here's the carpet today, don't seem getting any bigger compare to yesterday.

 

[OrionN]

I think you should get a much bigger basket for the carpet

 

[ClownNut]

I think you should get a much bigger basket for the carpet

it been clean right now, it will be in a 6" acclimation box tomorrow.

 

[worm5406]

Good.. It does look like it wants to get out too... LOL

 

[nemoboy1]

I personally wouldn't go past day 5 with cipro. From the last pix you posted it looks whole lot better. You can choose to leave him in the QT for precautionary reason and wait a few days then put him back into main tank.

 

[ClownNut]

with the new acclimation box, looks like it can use even bigger box, for now it should do the job. it stops deflating about 2 days ago, if everything goes as plan it will goes back into display tank Friday night or Saturday morning.

 

[Ligershark]

i can't believe how much black tissue/poop was in that thing

 

[Silfer]

What is the black stuff?

 

[ClownNut]

my guess will be those are just waste the nem was holding when it was collected.

 

[D-Nak]

my guess will be those are just waste the nem was holding when it was collected.

Some people believe that it is not waste, but dead zooxanthellae (which I guess could be considered waste, but it's not poop in the traditional sense). The zoox typically dies in transport because the nem isn't exposed to light. While we don't know for sure, I think people believe it's dead zoox because the nems aren't fed prior to transport, so there shouldn't be much, if any, solid waste. Furthermore, typical nem waste is stringy, not in pellet form as we see with newly acclimating nems.

My hypothesis is that this dead zoox begins to decay within the nem. It can sense the osmotic pressure within the transport bag which is why is doesn't purge while in the bag. Once it's in the QT or DT, it deflates in hopes of removing the dead zoox. As the same time, a bacterial infection begins to set in -- Cipro is used to combat this infection which allows the nem to purge the dead zoox.

 

[ClownNut]

I will buy that for $1.

 

[Pinkskunk]

I will buy that for $1.

haha me too, add another $1 :spin2:

 

[ClownNut]

have to move up the time table, move the carpet back to display this morning. need the QT for something else.
it won't let go of the forceps, compare to couple days ago it can't hold on to the turkey baster.

 

[knukles55]

Looks great hey questions for you and others that have a red carpet as well. how do you handel your red caprets any gloves no gloves when you take it out of the water to the display tank are carpets sensitive to air?. Do you feed it while in qt how long should you wait till you feed a carpet for the first time.

 

[ClownNut]

always put gloves on. no feeding in qt. I don't feed it for at least another 2 weeks.

 

[RedDeadReef]

sucks you had to do all that but those both look amazing. I might try one on day if I make some space, good luck with the new one.

 

[ClownNut]

well worth the troubles for those nems.
the new nem is on the move once it settle down i will post more pics.

 

[ClownNut]

i think it's start to happen again. the red on the carpet start to shift to more pink/purple...