Daisy polyps Dying

cliftonsinclair

cliftonsinclair

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Sep 10, 2006
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Ok I have had these for exactly two weeks. Some of there arms are falling off and some of them haven't opened for a couple days. When I brought it home there was a BTA attatched to the bottom of the rock so I decided to go ahead and keep it. Well it was not healthy when I got it and it would do ok every other day or so and then its mouth started hangin out so I took it out today. Anyway the anemone is the only thing I could think of that has done this to them, (chemically speaking that is). But than I started thinking I had them to high in my tank because they are starting to get pale colored so I just moved them to the bottom. All params are fine lighting is good I don't know what else it could be all other corals are doing great. Except for some of my yellow polyps tenticals are gone too. But just a couple of them. Or I may just be paranoid. Please help

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I don't remember the exact specs on the lights but I have about five watts per gallon. Amm. 0 Nitrates 0 Nitrites 0 Calcium 400 ph 8.2 Like I said before they are fine
 
They are PC and I have a lawnmower blenny and damsel also included are some turbos. Lights are on 12 hours, water changes once every two weeks, and add trace elements. Have yellow polyps, star polyps, mushrooms, leather toadstool frag and that is it. Nothing is eating the polyps, like I said before water is good lighting is good fish not a problem I think I have covered everything but I'm going to guess you are probably going to ask me another question I have already covered. Anyone else????
 
This may be an answer that you have already said but it looks to me like you have a predator eating it. My guess is a hermit or emerald crab although there are others that could possibly be there.
 
hmmm, daisys are extremly hardy. what temp is your water? I had mine in t5's and when they wilted is when i realized that my heater was broken.
 
don't add trace if you do weekly water changes, unless needed. if you have compact fluorecent light, it's not going to be any good for BTA or green polyps. i've noticed that those bulbs are only good for low light corals, however those that have issues are moderate light corals
 
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