Lobo is having problems

[Lisa Cain]

It seems that my lobo has gone from purple red when I purchased it to one half that is pinkish white and it looks translucent. I has a few water problems two days ago. But over time it has gradually changed color and on the pink lobe it is becooming translucent. Has anyone experienced this?

 

[Reeferdood]

Tell about your setup and water parms please. It could be your lighting as well..

 

[Lisa Cain]

Tell about your setup and water parms please. It could be your lighting as well..

I have a 32 gallon biocube with the LED lighting that comes with the cube
Ammonia 0
Nitrates 0
Nitrite 0
PH 8.2 - 8.4
I had the alkalinity and salinity and phosphates tested at one of the store yester day all fine
I blamed the flowing huge coral at the top for making it move from its original spot. Every since it has move it has not inflated as big. I also trimmed the flowing coral while in the tank and that made my devils had go down and killed one of my pulsating xenia. I have changed teh water since then and added bacteria. Everyone seens fine. The devils's hand has not expanded again.

 

[Lisa Cain]

Tell about your setup and water parms please. It could be your lighting as well..

Attached below is the latest picture. One part of the lobo is purple and the other is almost pink .

 

[Reeferdood]

Attached below is the latest picture. One part of the lobo is purple and the other is almost pink .

Water seems fine, I would give it a little more time to adjust to the lighting. LED’s can cause some corals to stress out in the beginning..

 

[Reeferdood]

Water seems fine, I would give it a little more time to adjust to the lighting. LED’s can cause some corals to stress out in the beginning..

Or,
Put it back where it was happy and do a little aquascaping..[emoji51]

 

[ajhudson15]

mine did that and as soon as I started feeding it more its color came back within days. I feed mine almost every day. sometimes every other day but they do need spot fed

 

[Lisa Cain]

mine did that and as soon as I started feeding it more its color came back within days. I feed mine almost every day. sometimes every other day but they do need spot fed

What do you feed it?

 

[Reeferdood]

What do you feed it?

Mine like mysis..

 

[Lisa Cain]

Mine like mysis..

What do you think about an anenome who used to love to eat but now it will not eat?

 

[Reeferdood]

What do you think about an anenome who used to love to eat but now it will not eat?

What is the health of the Nem?
I have had several RBTA’s do fine and split for years in my systems without any direct feeding whatsoever. Is yours a host to any clown fish?

 

[DSC reef]

What do you mean by water troubles? What's considered a good water test by your LFS? How long has the tank been set up and how long have you had the coral? Having tests on hand for alk, calcium and magnesium will be necessary for keeping coral. It looks like a combination of acclimation, chemistry and lighting. With that amount of water volume I'd be very careful with feeding as nutrients can get away from you quickly.

 

[Lisa Cain]

What is the health of the Nem?
I have had several RBTA’s do fine and split for years in my systems without any direct feeding whatsoever. Is yours a host to any clown fish?

Yes it is host to a clownfish and it is ok but a week ago it changed I am posting pictures. It was big and inflated. First three or four pictures is how it used to look. Last three is how it looks now.

 

[Lisa Cain]

What do you mean by water troubles? What's considered a good water test by your LFS? How long has the tank been set up and how long have you had the coral? Having tests on hand for alk, calcium and magnesium will be necessary for keeping coral. It looks like a combination of acclimation, chemistry and lighting. With that amount of water volume I'd be very careful with feeding as nutrients can get away from you quickly.

Thank you!

 

[Reeferdood]

Ok,
So the before and after pictures looks like the Nem is unhappy for some reason or another.. Sometimes clowns can be a little aggressive, stressing them out.. If it is moving about the best thing to do is leave it be. Eventually it will find a happy place or it will decline. Usually when I keep Nems they are in their own tanks not allowing them to plow through corals and risk killing them...
Good luck..

 

[Lisa Cain]

Ok,
So the before and after pictures looks like the Nem is unhappy for some reason or another.. Sometimes clowns can be a little aggressive, stressing them out.. If it is moving about the best thing to do is leave it be. Eventually it will find a happy place or it will decline. Usually when I keep Nems they are in their own tanks not allowing them to plow through corals and risk killing them...
Good luck..

Thank you. My water parameters have been wonderful I have tested everything. Howeever, for a bout two days the corals seemed unhappy. I am wondering if I got a bad batchof water because when I looked at the bottom of the container there was a white deposit.

 

[Reeferdood]

Thank you. My water parameters have been wonderful I have tested everything. Howeever, for a bout two days the corals seemed unhappy. I am wondering if I got a bad batchof water because when I looked at the bottom of the container there was a white deposit.

Do you get the premixed stuff??

 

[Lisa Cain]

Thank you. My water parameters have been wonderful I have tested everything. Howeever, for a bout two days the corals seemed unhappy. I am wondering if I got a bad batchof water because when I looked at the bottom of the container there was a white deposit.

Question shoule teh anenome be brown or should it be the color that is posted now? I saw beatiful red rose ones but mine is more of brown when inflated as you can see in the pictures.

 

[Lisa Cain]

Do you get the premixed stuff??

No I purchaed from a marine store

 

[Reeferdood]

Question shoule teh anenome be brown or should it be the color that is posted now? I saw beatiful red rose ones but mine is more of brown when inflated as you can see in the pictures.

Should look like the first picture..