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Timothy
Theresa5149
I am familiar with this variety of sarka. I also received it along with the one from Tulip in the spring of last year. I have already sent you a fragment. It is probably "enchanted" for you because it ended up in good conditions, and that is why it is expressing its gratitude to you in this way.
Melissa3200
Here in "books," I also read this - and here is my - I started this thing with my foot!!! One hat for everyone, but there are already two barrels. I can take a photo of it as a thing.
- If I don't cut it at this moment, I assume it will "finish itself"? It will just take longer?
James8887
It's true, you can just help him, and things will go faster...
Zachary
The sark acts as an indicator of nitrates and phosphates, so... the worse it is for it, the better the water? Right now, during the restart, the sark and Xenia look magnificent, while hair algae and brown cyanobacteria are growing on the tops of the rocks... In a healthy aquarium, the sark looked depressed and didn't grow much, and Xenia also stopped growing... There might have been overcrowding and a lot of detritus, but the algae were also bleaching and not growing back then...
The skimmer is currently producing a brown sludge across half the aquarium overnight, so the water isn't great yet, but the sark looks better every day; it has become a monster (by the way, also from A).
Michelle5859
Offtopic It turns out that in the real sea, different corals live in different places. And we are cramming them all into one aquarium. I was just thinking about this today. We need three aquariums.
1 - SPS. 2 - Soft corals and fish. 3 - Anemones and clownfish.
Anne
Is this news for you? Those who keep really beautiful SPS constantly struggle with umbrellas and fungi like weeds... For example, I realized over the year that you need to decide on the type of corals right away, otherwise nothing good will come of it. How many times have I bought magnificent SPS that sadly existed in my tank covered in zoanthids, wasted money and nerves... And since SPS require a special patient approach, I don't consider them at all now... Most aquarists do the opposite, going from LPS to SPS, and I honestly envy them; patience, effort, and tests, tests, tests.
Karen81
Sarcophytons usually settle in weakly surfed areas of the reef from the upper horizon of the sublittoral zone to depths of several meters. They are often found on young reefs. Nevertheless, in these conditions, they coexist with some other species, both soft and hermatypic. So, in our conditions, we are not far from reality, although the proximity of soft corals, such as sarcophytons, to acroporas may cause the former signs of stress.
David3217
Protopalithoa spp.
I was gifted a small rock with several heads of Zoanthus and in the center, 2 heads of Protopalithoa. Fortunately, the rock broke into two pieces. It turned out that one piece had 5 heads of Zoanthus, while the other had 3 heads of Zoanthus and 2 heads of Protopalithoa. I glued these pieces onto a larger rock and started waiting. The Zoanthus that were living separately began to grow, or rather, to reproduce. They are crawling on the rock, and there are already about 40 heads, while on the second piece, a few more heads of Zoanthus have budded off, and that's it. As for the Protopalithoa, it still has 2 heads, and that hasn't changed, even though more than six months have passed. That's the story.
Lee
For reference, after my restart and the complete absence of fish (almost coris), the population of fan worms is rapidly recovering, although Helmon lived for almost a year and carefully selected all of them. Aiptasia has also started to appear... so fish are not able to completely eliminate the population of invertebrates... everything has also started to be covered with red sponge.
Rita
That's exactly how it turned out for me with the aiptasias in the service...
Kenneth7331
Sarcophyton sp
It was on the swimming route of the chrysiptera. Every day, heads of the sarc's polyps appeared on thin, white strings, dangling from the sarc's cap, and the sarc itself looked bald. After prolonged observations, I saw how the chrysiptera, out of boredom, swam up and tore off several polyps from the sarc, after which the sarc curled up the polyps and the chrysiptera swam away like a winner.
In the same way, the chrysiptera harassed the sinularia, tearing off and spitting out several polyps.
The chrysiptera engaged in such nonsense every day (multiple times).
The chrysiptera has been placed in a quarantine tank (30L aquarium).
Dana4701
I'm thinking about something. I look at my sea cucumber and see how it's trying to split in half. It already has a stripe on its leg and the cap has opened up, but it's only a year old and 15 cm in diameter. Why would it want to split? I saw a sea cucumber in the sea that was about 50-60 cm in diameter, and it was sitting alone on a rock. The same goes for the anemone. It hasn't even grown yet, and it's already split in half. Could this be a defensive reaction to poor conditions? Maybe if I split, at least some part will survive?
Jesse3979
Off-topic The most important thing is that, on the contrary, there are good conditions for keeping. And as a main point - a suitable feed base.
- Should we remove this off-topic from the discussion about corals?
Darlene4238
No, this is not off-topic; it is a logical conclusion. Often, things are not as they are written, but the opposite; the worse the conditions, the more stress and reproduction occur (like laceration in discus, for example). The worse the conditions, the less frequently and reluctantly they divide, and the greater the likelihood of disease in the end. Therefore, my advice to him is to not doubt the quality of the water, but to prepare substrates for the frags.
Ryan
Originally, coral is not a single organism, but a colony (in this case, of polyps), so age is far from being an indicator/reason for division. Here, external factors (water quality, lighting, etc.) are likely present.
Where is the typo?
Debra
It seems to be written correctly: in the sense that if the conditions in the aquarium are poor, then the invertebrates will also be affected accordingly... There is also a known fact that due to poor water quality, a colony of fungi decreased over a long period of time until it completely disappeared. Moreover, the size and color of the animals were far from desirable.
Johnny
A comma after parentheses is not needed, then it will be read unambiguously, exactly as the author intended.
Zoe7451
Exactly. Then everything falls into place.
Joseph6461
Off-topic Sorry, it seems that at some point I either didn't learn or retrained in spelling and punctuation, or maybe both...
Adam
Off-topic. In the first photo, how should this be understood: is it the brittle star itself, or did someone condemn it and then suggest it for a gourmet shrimp...?
Cynthia
Offtopic I got it back from the catallaphilia, but in what condition it got to her is unknown. Somewhere around three hours, I saw the ophiura alive! There are photos of this process, but it's probably not worth cluttering the topic.
Jeffrey2277
Have you tried examining it under the same microscope?
Perhaps, in that case, it is not a parasite, but rather some reactions to short-term shifts in water parameters (temperature, pH, kN, etc.). For example, there was a shift in the morning, and by evening everything stabilized. Who does tests in the morning? And by evening everything is normal, but there are traces left on the chitin from the same pH (easily).
Jennifer9100
Dear, have you looked at the link? Surely you haven't... Why would I write about it if the symptoms were different? They are exactly the same... And where have you seen shrimp changing the appearance of their chitinous shell due to a slight shift in K, Rn?
Ronald
Off-topic Just amazing... oh the sea... wonders at every turn. Tanya, when the discussion about the brittle stars comes up, please show this photo if it's not too much trouble, thank you in advance...
James4342
Sure, I haven't watched it, I apologize. I went straight to the text. Indeed, as per the link... well, in general, I'm talking about other cases.
Veronica
Yuma and my favorite galaxia (there is also a brown-green variety). Yuma was dropped on the galaxia. - I don't know, I was away for a day. The result - Yuma feels great, only one row/circle of polyps has recovered on the galaxia, the others are visible in the photo.
Devon107
Ricordea yuma is a sufficiently toxic discoactinia; this is not the first case of such an effect upon direct contact. However, it sometimes gets stressed from the proximity to certain corals. Once, a solitary specimen of yuma could not develop properly and looked quite lethargic because it was very close to Nemenzo-philia. After being transplanted to another permanent residence, everything improved.
Tricia7885
Parazoanthus vs yuma - Parazoanthus won.
Brooke
If it concerns the tentacles of the protopalate, it's also stressful.
Michelle9986
No need to delete the post. Sometimes I have similar issues with the tube. It shuts down during regular and intense feeding. It's like it says, "That's enough, stop stuffing me." However, it doesn't let the new polyps roam around the aquarium. Many of them appear as buds with it. Although, maybe I just don't notice these polyps in time... Maybe there are murvakatams that actually like them...
Troy8808
I would be interested to see photos of these new kids.
Maria6659
don't believe it)) I'll take a photo tonight - I'll post it tomorrow)
Gary6376
I found this on my mobile. The quality is bad, sorry. ... if I need to say that there are indeed a lot of kids - then we will take detailed photos of the whole aquapark) but that will be at home. Sorry - I'm at work.
Zoe7451
Although the quality of the photos is poor, the tubastreaks can be guessed. Let's wait for more pictures.
Tracy4603
Off-topic, should I retake photos of all of them in squads?))
Timothy
No, take a couple of shots with good clarity if it's not too much trouble. Although it's clear already, I just want to admire the little ones...
Michael826
I took pictures with my phone. I don't have a camera.
On the back wall, the little ones are the largest; I had to remove some stones for Anatoly.
Everything I could get... some are sitting in such secluded spots that it's just impossible to catch them in the lens. The little ones only clung to the stones. They are not on glass or plastic. Even on the bottom, they were attached to large grains of sand no less than 3mm.
Sarah7284
You're a lucky guy, Igor! You're doing great!
Michael3221
I'm in deep shock. Honestly. I've been carrying this little coral around like a chicken with an egg, thinking - that's it, Tubes are done for.
I want, I really want, I strongly want the colonies of the little ones to grow - and I'll just give them away to the sailors. Not a gram will I sell. I'll just distribute them along with the stones...
But what to do with those on the back wall? They are sitting on calcium deposits, as I understand. Maybe I can carefully scrape them off and stick them to a rock?
Michelle1505
Why? Did they attach themselves in the wrong place? In principle, it can be tried. Although, I would have left them there. Let them sit...
Breanna9982
Offtopic Tol - on the back wall, behind the stones. With weak airflow. I can't see them and can't control them. And also, your premnas has settled there, angry and fat. I'm worried about the little ones, God forbid it bites, snake.
Gene1948
Take one for the experiment and transplant it this way, by carefully peeling it off. If everything goes well, then you can remove all of them like that.
Andrew4194
The baby Tubastrea are slowly starting to grow their "foot." Feeding three times a week with finely grated squid, shrimp, and fish turned into puree + frozen cyclops, plankton. Addressed. Each polyp gets it in the mouth. At night, I turn off the skimmer, leaving only the compressor for aeration.
The growth of the babies is uneven. Some are expanding their area of activity, while others are just eating, swelling up, and have no intention of expanding the colony. Those on the back wall and without supervision are doing wonderfully. The mortality rate among all the newborns is negligible.
Mark9853
Mmmm-yes... all that's left is to moo... I also have a yellow tube, but it doesn't think of throwing the kids around the aquarium, it keeps them to itself. Their number is certainly increasing, but I'm grateful that it has no desire to make such pleasant surprises. Actually, I would like to create a collection of tubastrays in different colors, about 10-12 different specimens, just imagine what a picture that would be...
Debra8438
I passionately desire to do a tubastraynik. A kind of sun sanctuary. But, as far as I know, there are yellow, orange, and black tubes, with variations in shade... about 10-12 different ones, and probably you can only mix them by size. Is that what you meant? I unfortunately ruined the orange one due to my own foolishness. Now I'm looking for orange and black. But what interests me even more is the question - why did my Tuba decide to throw out babies? What triggered it? I really regret not keeping a journal. By the way, she threw out about five tiny little ones again. I barely noticed. What’s up with that?
Jacob4800
Off-topic
Igor, please bring water on the weekend, we'll do a test for calcium/magnesium.
Natasha
Off-topic. Seryoga, thank you. I can't seem to manage my test at all. After the shift, 90% of the water shows calcium over 1900... Maybe it's already done for - bye-bye..? Or maybe my hands are crooked and grow from the wrong place)
Katie5500
Off-topic
The test is probably already dead.
Amy
Yes, there are disappointments in life. You wrote correctly about the bourgeoisie; one shouldn't believe them unconditionally, but also think with one's own head. This has to be realized repeatedly. Otherwise, it's easy to fall into a trap.
John5528
Even sharing negative experiences is necessary so that others don't make the same mistakes; perhaps the reason was the Chinese heater?
Michelle5859
Offtopic, it was him, the Chinese, although according to the label "Italian," I think. There was one, powerful. Now there are two - half the power each. The old computer advised - suggested.
Kimberly3727
Is it cold in your apartment and do you need heaters? In my place, it's +25, and the aquarium is also +25. If I were to get a heater, it would be a German Jäger, as it's suitable for the sea and won't boil the aquarium.
Shane
Offtopic, it's +8 at my home right now, at most +15.
Travis572
Yes, the tubastrea, the little coral is just what we need, it fears nothing, just make sure to feed it in time...
Michelle104
My little ones are not feeling very well after the move to a larger space. They are also huddled together. I hope they survive.
Jasmine
Fatten them up....
Tracey
I'm currently feeding their "mama," but the little ones don't want to stick out their tentacles before the "meal." Everything has changed a lot, the current, the light, and the stones are arranged differently, and... they don't like it. I will do everything I can, and then we'll see how it goes.
Spencer7805
I want to share a positive experience! About six months ago, I got a little polyp of tubostrea in my 12-liter tank. A friend was breaking down a large colony, and this one was a "survive or not" situation... It survived! It looked like this back then -
Over time, the tank grew to 25 liters, and offspring started to appear -
Now, in a 100-liter tank, the dendrophilia looks like this -
I feed it various small frozen foods and finely shredded squid. (lightly)
Tracy
Last night, the little ones started to open up (in joy, I was spraying the cyclops all night). Now with this recipe, I'm definitely going out.
Kathy
Be careful not to overdo it. Everything in moderation.
Ryan
Respect to the valiant tube fisherman!.... For some reason, my kids don't want to leave the maternal nest, they are sitting in a big pile.
Charles
The topic is closed.