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hello all very nice yuma-i jbought 100lbs of liverock awhile ago with about 75ish yuma-zoos-paly-now all of sudden im losing yuma-they get like a white cloud over them-some are spliting on there own others on same rock cloulding over-if i suck cloud off notice tips brown?one close to front glass like center mouth turned out and now dying off inside out?any advice?or help on what to try?hate to lose anymore cant post pic havent fig.it out yet.
 
Azurel, now i only have about 10 or so. waiting for them to grow out. ill keep you in mind.

thanks for the info. im also going to try some Rods food right now. i have some in the fridge!
 
Kendallg, thats a tough question. Yumas imported from the wild can be tricky for most hobbyists to get established. Everyone on here who keeps Yumas is familiar with Yuma meltdowns. I am getting better with Yumas and their problems in the initial stages of adjustment but my loss is greater than my wins. You have provided no info about your tank. The fact that you bought 100 lbs of live rock suggests to me that it might be rather new? Lighting can be critical in the initial stages if they are ill. What kind of lights are you running on this tank? Is your hydrometer accurate? Whats your salinity at? How long was awhile ago? What kind of acclimation did they go through?

Without much to go on I'm going to suggest this. Make sure your tank salinity is accurate by recalibrating your hydrometer or if you use a cheapo, buy another one. Once you determine what your salinity truly is, if it's wrong, adjust it to where it needs to be slowly. Do a water change, 30 percent. Water change to the current salinity level of your tank. Do not try to save a step by modifing it too greatly if it was off. Photo period, cut it in half for the next several days. You can normalize the photo period sooner if you see rapid improvement. Clean and isolate the ones that are in dire straights. A turkey baster works wonders. Don't blow the acidic slime around from them, suck it up and drop it in a bucket to be disposed of. Feed the Yuma's that are not on the ropes immediately. For this, turn off temporarily all major current flow. Use frozen mysis shrimp or rods reef or a suitable substitute from your local LFS. Target feed only a little to each. Some might not eat and you don't want excess food in the tank. Those that do eat, remember them. Feed them every other day for a while. Those that didn't, remember them. Retry them every few days, unless they are going downhill. Ensure that your Yumas are not in a location where they get alot of the tanks current flow, it stresses them. I'm probably forgetting some things you can do but I'm not really sure whats going on so I'm giving you the standard stuff.
 
Some red ones I got the other day.
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Nice rics Jay....That first one is sick....

I got another one coming that I will post here later this week possibly...
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14457610#post14457610 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tallinu
Everyones Yumas are for the most part so healthy looking and so nice. All of them are sweet colors.



That is something that is nice to see with all the horror stories each one of us has had with these things.....
 
i agree, i wish they were as easy to take care of as floridas. best place to get yumas is from other hobbits that had good success with a particular strain. i have an orange and green one that just wont die. i wish i can find more like it. ive had mixed results with shipped yumas AND store bought ones.
 
whats good adrian
i just thought id let you know that your yumas are doing great in my tanks, they are all alive and growing. i recently got some real nice ones that we're gonna have to trade soon. i didn't see a picture of that purplish rainbow yuma that i gave you, i have the other half of that one and i would like to compare.
... one of these days i need to put some pictures up...
 
I've been hungry for some new Yumas for my collection and broke down and bought a colony rock of purple/orange from Bloozooaquatics. Have you guys ordered there before?
 
I have only orderd dry stuff from them....They seem to have good customer service.....

I got a new yuma yesterday in the mail it's about 3''-4'' across and super sweet. Pics will be coming.

I also have a Florida ricordea pack coming...Can't get enough rics it's like crack.
 
Wow thats a big one. Your pics would make a normal Yuma look sweet. Crossing my fingers everything goes well for you.
 
hey bro, i still have all 4 yumas that you gave me. ill post a pic of the bluish rainbow soon. i just changed the bulbs and they seem to be growing quicker. i also feed lots of phyto and zooaplankton now and it might be helping. soon, ill get my huge yuma rock back. maybe 40 or so of the ones i gave to you. i got someone that can do a yuma shipment direct from vietnam and indo. 20+ yumas. maybe you want to go halfs on it. if not, more for me. ill have some new pictures soon :D



<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14484648#post14484648 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by theborgtank
whats good adrian
i just thought id let you know that your yumas are doing great in my tanks, they are all alive and growing. i recently got some real nice ones that we're gonna have to trade soon. i didn't see a picture of that purplish rainbow yuma that i gave you, i have the other half of that one and i would like to compare.
... one of these days i need to put some pictures up...
 
too much talk, not enough pictures:rollface:

i've already posted some of these in another thread but to keep the thread moving along....

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Thats a pretty nice Yuma there Azurel, might be to much for you to handle. If you need any help you can ship it to me fed-ex, my address is....
 
LOL....Yea I bet you would accept the package too I am sure. The colors in the pics don't even do it justice....

My camera for some reason taking pics deeper into the tank seem to get washed out. I thought you guys might like that one....
 
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