Tank Journal Archive

[daveH]

My beautiful Ric looks to still have a glimmer of life left in it. (That's only about 5mm across)
So I'll give it some TLC and persevere with it. If it sticks to the rock I think it has a chance.
There's even a smaller piece next to it that may come back also.
I've certainly been previously surprised by the way corals can come back from the "dead".

 

[Sam Parker]

There is still hope!!!! May even end up with two for all your troubles :)

 

[lukusis]

Its still good, its still good!

 

[ReeferRob]

Try moving it to a lower light, low flow area. If you need to make a lower flow area, put some small pieces of rock around it to shield it. One observation with Bounce shrooms is they won't tolerate anything more than a very gentile current. Maybe it's a self preservation mechanism because of the size of the bubbles?

 

[MTG]

Id feel pretty confident in that coming back. What happened to it?

 

[daveH]

It never really settled. I had it at mid level and light flow and it seemed OK for a while, then it let go.
So I tried it at the bottom and it just wouldn't re-attach and kept getting smaller (it only started about 10 cent piece size)
It staring to curl up and then split. Strangely my other Ric just next to it is going great!!!
Anyway, see what happens.

 

[somethingfishy76]

How's it looking Dave?

 

[daveH]

Gone.
A freaking snail got into the container and "ate" it !!!!!!!!

 

[somethingfishy76]

Gone.
A freaking snail got into the container and "ate" it !!!!!!!!

 

[MTG]

Gone.
A freaking snail got into the container and "ate" it !!!!!!!!

wat

 

[grimnir]

Pics or it didn't happen.

 

[ReeferRob]

Gone.
A freaking snail got into the container and "ate" it !!!!!!!!

This is why I use wrasses to hunt those little bastards down and eradicate them. Snails, sea spiders and worms don't stand a chance. I've watched my Melanurus wrasse stalk a new rock for hours until I can over and propped it up. When I did, the shit got real, lol. If it's too big, they don't care, they'll smash it on a rock, then tear it apart. There aren't many fish that are as vicious as a wrasse. Towards other fish, they're peaceful as it gets, but food items? Forget it.

 

[daveH]

Ive got nothing left to take a pic of!!!!

Pics or it didn't happen.[/QUO