Whats wrong with my Scoly?

[jimrawr]

I got this guy only 3 days ago now from a LFS. In the store he looked nice and healthy and really bloated. Since I put him in my tank, one side is really depressed and sunk in. Not sure what exactly could be bothering him.

I have him on the sand bed under 2x250 HQI, and around 33gph of flow per gallon of tank water.

Also I have another scoly about a foot from this one which looks really healthy..

Pics of both:

UNHEALTHY, LOOK ON HIS LEFT SIDE

HEALTHY ONE

 

[NeveroddoreveN]

My best guest is that the flow isn't dispersed enough. That looks like he's getting blasted. Even if it's not a lot; it's too much for him. Is the green one farther down stream?
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Great piece, btw.

 

[jimrawr]

You know thats what I thought too, but hes really not in a high flow area at all. The powerheads are pointed at the top half of the tank and hes way at the bottom.. I even moved him once also thinking that its the flow but hes really not being hit much at all

 

[NeveroddoreveN]

That's freaky. Turn him 180 degrees so it's facing away from the front viewing panel. If it's still the same side that's deflated, it's a flow problem.

Try putting a flat piece of LR or a small plate in the sand right next to him to block most of the flow.



I have a brain that does the same thing. He's at the bottom in a front corner of my 55. I have a k4 on the opposite side of the tank at the very top. The water does a "C" shaped thing off the glass to the bottom corner he's in. The flow looks close to nothing but it all but tears the flesh off his septa. I put the koralia on the brain side (still near the surface) and he has fine.

Mystery things are the worst. Just brainstorming here...

 

[jimrawr]

Yep, it was flow, which I am really suprised about because it doesnt seem to me like a high flow area.. but you were right

i moved him and hes nice and plump