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coraline bleaching.

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by mthomp, May 26, 2010.

  1. May 26, 2010 #1
    mthomp

    mthomp Inactive User

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    Is there something that could cause it to bleach? or perhaps eat/ kill it?  if you look at the little rock the zoas are on you will see white between the polyps. that white used to be purple. same with the rock.
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  2. May 26, 2010 #2
    xroads La Porte City, IA

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    Possibly due to low alkalinity? Has anything changed? Brighter lights, do some dosing?
     
  3. May 26, 2010 #3
    mthomp

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    nothing like that at all, only thing i have done is my weekly 5gal water change. this is just from overnight btw. was not like this yesterday. One thing i have noticed is those little astria starfish on that rock more then any where else int he tank. maybe 2-3 of em.  oh i have also changed my light schedule as well  from comng on at 10am and off at 7pm to coming on at 3 pm and off at 10pm
     
  4. May 26, 2010 #4
    AJ

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    Astria starfish eat coralline algae. Just ask Troy. He had a beautiful 180 tank full if astria starfish and never accumulated any coralline because they ate it all.

    --AJ
     
  5. May 26, 2010 #5
    mthomp

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    well that is good news i guess, at least i know it most likely is not something wrong with my tank. outside of harlequin shrimp. is there anything else i can get that will take care of these? As much as i like the shrimp i am sure i dont have enough to keep it alive for long.
     
  6. May 26, 2010 #6
    Waverz

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    Yup, starfish. They loooove to eat coralline.
     
  7. May 26, 2010 #7
    FishBrain New London

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    When the shrimp eats all the stars eather sell it ( They are realy easy to catch ) or get a cholate chip star and keep it in your sump and chop off a leg at a time and give it to the shrimp. Thats how I feed mine.
    -Bill
     
  8. May 26, 2010 #8
    mthomp

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    I wish i had a sump. As far as catching and selling them. I am not sure there is much of a demand for them. Now if there is someone in my area that I know would take it after iam through with it id go for it, but i would hate to not find a home for one and have it die.
     
  9. May 26, 2010 #9
    acrouse

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    I got a harlequin shrimp to eat the little buggers and I seen him twice after the lights went out eating away, and then never seen it again, & I still got the starfish all over. If anyone has one they want to sell let me know.
     

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