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02-26-2007, 07:57 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, TX
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 |  Yo, WTF is my hammer coral doing?!? HELP? .. PICS
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02-26-2007, 08:02 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: miami Age: 24
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it looks to me that it is taking a poo... but, im not sure i have evr seen an lps take one... rofl.
if seen my button polyps do this 2 days after a large meal
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star pollyps (pink base with yellow tips, and regular green)
various mushrooms (over 5 types)
metalic green frogspawn
sea mat (aka button polyps)
2 false percs
1 cherub angel (2 1/2 years old)
2 blue legged hermits
2 turbos
2 margarita snails
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02-26-2007, 08:03 PM
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| | Clown Trigger
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St. Louis
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It's either going to the bathroom or it expelled a little zooxanthellae. The gaping hole is the polyp's "mouth" and yes, unfortunately, they have to poop through their mouth. 
It's probably just a little stressed and will be back to itself after a couple of hours. | |
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02-26-2007, 08:05 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, TX
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ok cool. it was really weird.. it looked stringy and would break off at times depending on current and just float around the tank.. seems odd though. The clown was avoiding it like the plauge | |
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02-26-2007, 08:26 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Mexico Age: 23
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 your having some problems!! take it one day at a time, lol. it does look like poo. my candy cane will do that if i feed it alot. only worry if the whole coral starts to turn white. hope it gets better!! youve had a ruff start into the salt world,
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02-26-2007, 08:58 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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It is expelling zooxanthellae IMO!
Sometimes coral will expell one strain of zooxanthellae for another strain for better health reasons, or it is expelling zooxanthellae to try to survive as it may be sick, and it is their last ditch effort at survival! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Cerianthid Stars Hermits snails Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria Kenyon Tree Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa)
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02-26-2007, 09:10 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, TX
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Originally Posted by Birchell  your having some problems!! take it one day at a time, lol. it does look like poo. my candy cane will do that if i feed it alot. only worry if the whole coral starts to turn white. hope it gets better!! youve had a ruff start into the salt world,
Michael | I am having problems huh! I have the best luck. . NOT Quote: |
Originally Posted by coral reefer It is expelling zooxanthellae IMO!
Sometimes coral will expell one strain of zooxanthellae for another strain for better health reasons, or it is expelling zooxanthellae to try to survive as it may be sick, and it is their last ditch effort at survival! | I have no idea what that is but I was just hoping that it wasnt anything that would hurt the anemone, fish or shroom. I remember reading something about that coral spreading tentacles and killing other corals
I will leave you 2 guys alone sooner or later! haha hopefully sooner | |
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02-26-2007, 09:26 PM
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| | Clown Trigger
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St. Louis
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Originally Posted by mario8402 I have no idea what that is but I was just hoping that it wasnt anything that would hurt the anemone, fish or shroom. I remember reading something about that coral spreading tentacles and killing other corals | Zooxanthellae is the symbiotic algae that lives in corals and uses photosynthesis from light to feed the corals. While most LPS corals do have sweeper tentacles, you'll know it when you see it (or see the damage they cause). As a general rule, Euphyllia are not all that aggressive when compared to most other LPS corals. | |
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02-27-2007, 06:54 AM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Naperville IL Age: 29
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Not to worry.
Mine all do that every time i move them from one tank to the next.
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02-28-2007, 06:35 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, TX
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cool thanks man.
Should I be feeding this thing?
I only have 1 clown in the tank so I dont put much mysis shrimp in there for it to waste. I read something about spot feeding. Any info? | |
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