Float the nems left on the rock in a basket , that way you can keep a close eye on them as well as shade them from lightOk, so what about lighting? Should I try to reduce it for now or leave it where it's always been?
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Float the nems left on the rock in a basket , that way you can keep a close eye on them as well as shade them from lightOk, so what about lighting? Should I try to reduce it for now or leave it where it's always been?
@F i s h yOk, so what about lighting? Should I try to reduce it for now or leave it where it's always been?
Definitely wasn't planning on feeding it. I've got 2 RFAs and 2 sexy shrimp plus a bunch of Xenia, so I usually feed pellets a couple times a week - just a few.my vote is keep light low to medium intensity and do not attempt to feed until healed.
i would go for this, probably lean towards medium lighting.my vote is keep light low to medium intensity and do not attempt to feed until healed.
Totally agree with this. If both halves have some mouth, then your chances of survival go up. Another thing I want to know is if the tentacles are inflated or deflated? Typically if they are inflating every now and then that's also a good sign.Typically when a nem is cut like this what it will do is work to slowly bring both cut edges together to form a new circle and then those edges will fuse together and the piece of mouth in the center will then heal.
The fact that you can see a piece of the mouth on both halves is a good sign that it should be able to heal itself.
I'm not sure what they look like in different states of inflation/deflation since they're always very short. They are still sticky...Totally agree with this. If both halves have some mouth, then your chances of survival go up. Another thing I want to know is if the tentacles are inflated or deflated? Typically if they are inflating every now and then that's also a good sign.
Sticky is goodI'm not sure what they look like in different states of inflation/deflation since they're always very short. They are still sticky...
Thank you!A little bit of a rough """cut""" but the fact they didn't melt over 24 hours shows great promise!
Now just to stave off infection... wishing you good luck! And hopefully you have two (now slightly smaller) nems!
good news!!Thank you!
Things seem to be going ok. The one that flops itself over on its face at night has an immediate reaction to light and starts righting itself. I'm just going to let it be... was considering trying to prevent it from slouching but it doesn't seem to be doing any harm. The other one's foot is much more attached to the rock today and no more gunk flew off when I blew water at it.
I let them get more light today and they don't seem worse for it. Still on a reduced lighting regimen though.
I'm much more hopeful now than I was Tuesday when I injured it.
It/they definitely look better than the day I tore it apart. I was horrified when I realized what I had done...I can't say anything for certain, but I once lifted a rock out of my tank and half my mini-maxi stayed with the rock. . . the other did not. . . in no time at all I had 2 nems!
Hopefully your nem makes it and you have 2!