Hey folks. I could use some help.
My lobo's skeleton is starting to poke through the flesh and all of its mouths have been wide open for a couple of days now.
Almost two weeks ago I picked up this lobophyllia from my LFS. For the first week it was doing great. It was eating, extending tentacles, puffing up etc. After a crab knocked the lobo off of the rock that I set it on, I moved it. The first time I moved it, I set it closer to the light and I don't know if that started to stress the coral but it wasn't looking happy at all so I moved it again. Now it's looking even worse and I'm thinking that my messing with it is what's killing it. I've tried to feed reef roids but even that also seems to make the coral get worse. I want to leave it alone but I also don't want this guy to die. Is there any suggestions as to what might be going on or how to help it? Should I do anything or is this one of those situations where I should just leave it be?
Alk - 10
Calcium - 460
Nitrate - 2.5
PH - 7.8
Phos - 0.08
Salinity - 1.025
Temp - 78
Thanks!
My lobo's skeleton is starting to poke through the flesh and all of its mouths have been wide open for a couple of days now.
Almost two weeks ago I picked up this lobophyllia from my LFS. For the first week it was doing great. It was eating, extending tentacles, puffing up etc. After a crab knocked the lobo off of the rock that I set it on, I moved it. The first time I moved it, I set it closer to the light and I don't know if that started to stress the coral but it wasn't looking happy at all so I moved it again. Now it's looking even worse and I'm thinking that my messing with it is what's killing it. I've tried to feed reef roids but even that also seems to make the coral get worse. I want to leave it alone but I also don't want this guy to die. Is there any suggestions as to what might be going on or how to help it? Should I do anything or is this one of those situations where I should just leave it be?
Alk - 10
Calcium - 460
Nitrate - 2.5
PH - 7.8
Phos - 0.08
Salinity - 1.025
Temp - 78
Thanks!