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04-23-2008, 05:02 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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|  Once again, theres a death in the family
I woke up this morning only to find my hermit crabs all over my calm. It started to decline after the MH light bulbs where getting old so I changed them. After that, it started to come out more but never fully like before the bulbs went bad. Just recently, it was always inside, but the shell was opened. I suspect foul play b/c most of my zoas are semi closed with most of their little tentacles missing. I'm assuming the same terrorist that killed the calm is responsible for the zoas. I havent caught this MF(sorry)  yet, but when I do   . Im going crazy trying to figure this one out. Luna _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | 
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04-23-2008, 05:07 PM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CT Age: 28
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Sorry for the clam dude. Who's the primary suspect? _________ 55gal, 65+ lbs LR, 60Lbs LS, Coralife 125 ss, Fluval 305, HydorKoralia 2 + 3, 2 YT Damsels, 2 Misbarred Clownfish, Blue Tang, Yellow Tang, Leopard Wrasse, Asstd snails and hermit crabs, skunk cleaner shrimp, 3 peppermint shrimp, emerald crab, goniopora stokesi, frogspawn, and some other corals.  | |
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04-23-2008, 05:09 PM
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| | Feather Star
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Louisville, KY ( derby town ) Age: 39
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what type of clam luna ?
And the zoa's ? are any in decline or missing completely ? _________ <B><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">[font="Tahoma"] Got Questions? Need Answers?
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04-23-2008, 05:12 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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I lost one a while back and it was a slow decline and found out that it had some bugs in it. Tangster was the one that help me with identification of them. Maybe he will chime in and let you know how to take care of it again if it happens.
Sorry for the loss my friend!  _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
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04-23-2008, 05:23 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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Botie......I wish I knew, when I wake up, the 1st thing I do is to get a flash light and do a recon to see if I see something. Nothing to date.
Wildreef.....you're gonna laugh, but I have no idea. It was blue and purple and was beautiful. As for the zoas, I would have to say both, missing and declining. Again, both the clam and zoas have been recently.
I dont think that it is water quality, but I could be wrong. Luna | |
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04-23-2008, 05:27 PM
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| | Bangghai Cardinal
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sun River,Oregon (Bend) Age: 34
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That sucks luna. Not only losing something ,but, not knowing how/why. | |
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04-23-2008, 05:29 PM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tulsa, Ok Age: 28
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Sorry man, Karma for the loss...
As for the felon, go high tech! Nightvision camera recording the tank at all times with face recognition software, have it pinpointed on the corals and whatever is left, then you can find the lil felon and  _________ 24G JBJ Nano, 20# Live Sand, 40# Live Rock
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04-23-2008, 05:31 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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Originally Posted by missionsix66  That sucks luna. Not only losing something ,but, not knowing how/why. | Tell me about it!! | |
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04-23-2008, 05:38 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 46
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That sucks 
Karma Luna | |
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04-23-2008, 05:44 PM
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| | Feather Star
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Louisville, KY ( derby town ) Age: 39
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Originally Posted by lunatik_69 Botie......I wish I knew, when I wake up, the 1st thing I do is to get a flash light and do a recon to see if I see something. Nothing to date.
Wildreef.....you're gonna laugh, but I have no idea. It was blue and purple and was beautiful. As for the zoas, I would have to say both, missing and declining. Again, both the clam and zoas have been recently.
I dont think that it is water quality, but I could be wrong. Luna |
Na i wont laugh, won't do no good to do that any ways,
clam>is it light blue ? or dark ? sides of the shell smooth or fluted like ?
and in mot so sure' just cause you zoa's were half closed' if none were missing it might be because of the decaying clam it's self.
Also i'm wondering if the clam had been really bad off ( they do tend to even look good even when dead the first day or so ) they just not responsive and some times the mantle even looks great for a small time
what im trying to say is the clam may have been dead and decaying a couple of days before you realised it , and it' caused the zoa's to react and close up.
are any of the other corals /fish acting any diffrent ?
I had that happen to me one and it turned out to be a pump was shorted in the sump and killed the clam and made almost every thing close up ' including the zoa's | |
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