Jamie
Fri, 11th Sep 2009, 09:05 PM
Man am I bummed out right now. I decided to post because you all are probably the few that can sympathize.
I just replaced my lights and have been very pleased with the change. Aware that this would be a bit of a shock to the corals and anemones, I adjusted the photo period.
Well, I went into work yesterday at noon and didn't return until this evening at 6:30. After getting the usual hugs and kisses from the wife and kiddos, I made my typical trip over to the tank to see how everything was doing with the new lights. About that time, my wife made the point that my baby RBTA went missing. I figured it would have repositioned on account of the new lighting, I immediately started to scour the tank...then I saw something bad...my heart dropped as a beautifully bright, irridescent red, tentacle passed by the front of my tank, deflated and free floating. Of course I assumed the worst and went right to my powerheads...low and behold, the last one I inpected revealed several tentacles. I can only assume it happened sometime last night while I was at work. Its body entirely passed through the guard of the Koralia 4 and was completely inside the grating being blown from the inside of the power head outward...but stuck nonetheless. I turned off the PH right away...that was about an hour ago. I'll be taking it out shortly to assess the damage. I pray that the body is still mostly in tact and that it might recover...but I fear the reality of this situation. It's probably been beaten to death.
I don't know why I am so depressed about this. I have lost fish before without having this reaction. I guess I was attached to the little bugger. I was so excited when the larger anemone split....and the baby was perfect. While the parent is beatifully colored, it's shaped more like an LTA. The baby on the other hand bubbled up very nicely. In the four months since it split, the baby had grown very nicely.
I'll let you all know how the upcoming attempt to recover it goes. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
R, Jamie
I just replaced my lights and have been very pleased with the change. Aware that this would be a bit of a shock to the corals and anemones, I adjusted the photo period.
Well, I went into work yesterday at noon and didn't return until this evening at 6:30. After getting the usual hugs and kisses from the wife and kiddos, I made my typical trip over to the tank to see how everything was doing with the new lights. About that time, my wife made the point that my baby RBTA went missing. I figured it would have repositioned on account of the new lighting, I immediately started to scour the tank...then I saw something bad...my heart dropped as a beautifully bright, irridescent red, tentacle passed by the front of my tank, deflated and free floating. Of course I assumed the worst and went right to my powerheads...low and behold, the last one I inpected revealed several tentacles. I can only assume it happened sometime last night while I was at work. Its body entirely passed through the guard of the Koralia 4 and was completely inside the grating being blown from the inside of the power head outward...but stuck nonetheless. I turned off the PH right away...that was about an hour ago. I'll be taking it out shortly to assess the damage. I pray that the body is still mostly in tact and that it might recover...but I fear the reality of this situation. It's probably been beaten to death.
I don't know why I am so depressed about this. I have lost fish before without having this reaction. I guess I was attached to the little bugger. I was so excited when the larger anemone split....and the baby was perfect. While the parent is beatifully colored, it's shaped more like an LTA. The baby on the other hand bubbled up very nicely. In the four months since it split, the baby had grown very nicely.
I'll let you all know how the upcoming attempt to recover it goes. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
R, Jamie