This was the previous ones that some of you got…
Malaysian Acros?
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@robert4025 I was in yesterday and I didn't see those. Did you just cut them?
They were there. They were fragged last Friday.
Chromis
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How’s everybody’s Speciosa frags? My 4 look like they’re struggling (not the best polyp extension) but hanging in there. Most of the barnacles seem to have already died despite putting Reef Nutrition (dead not live) phyto in there. Does it make a difference to those worms if you give them dead or live phyto? All 4 frags made it through 2 rounds of interceptor and 2 dips so far. Fingers crossed.
Anyone know what Speciosa like? Cold water? Turbid water? Lots of feeding?
Anyone know what Speciosa like? Cold water? Turbid water? Lots of feeding?
Haven’t lost a single frag in the shop or at my client’s tanks.
Essentially all the frags of the first colony are sold.
Essentially all the frags of the first colony are sold.
@robert4025 do you have any left of the 2nd colony? would like a frag if there are any left.
I saw a couple there today.
NickRoseSN1985
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In a week or two I will be coming by to get another bucket of salt. Hopefully they’ll be a few left. I only want one.
There are other routes home after work besides through the middle of Neptune Aquatics Eric
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NanoCrazed
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@robert4025 don't forget about saving one of the 2nd one for me until I get back... make sure it's nicer than one for @jhuynh
Chromis
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One down! Large colony died, not STN or anything just gave out - didn’t have the energy left to maintain its tissues and they just fell off. The second colony that I fragged into three pieces is still alive. The large colony had the most barnacles - something I didn’t know to look for and will avoid in the future. Lesson learned. The barnacles all died and I think it contributed to the acro going down.
How do you confidently tell the difference between RTN/STN vs just “giving out“ or not having enough energy in tissues? I’m trying to imagine what would make me say one vs the other was the issue and am coming up blank.
NickRoseSN1985
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@robert4025 I’m coming in later. Hopefully you have some left.
Chromis
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The tissue just gradually looks less healthy and thinner and then sloughs off kind of from everywhere, like the acro just kind of “gives up the ghost” and the whole thing just dies at once. I see this most often with wild acros, acros from hobbyists that have pests (and maybe also have been in an unhealthy environment), but have also seen it from a couple vendors that shipped acros with dino growth on the plugs so I figured the dinos wore them down prior to shipping.