RFA please EXPERTS NEEDED

[Oceanman5]

Guys i just saw my RFA release a foggy substance for about 20 seconds and then it shriveled all up. Is this how it spawns or is it dying ?

I’m asking cause for the past 2-3 weeks i’ve had a bunch of RFA melt. I have no idea why my parameters are good and i’ve read that they are hardy and can handle dirty water.

Could it be cause I don’t really target feed them? I broadcast feed frozen PE mysis every day and RR once a week.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

I would guess it was either pooping or spawning, but it sounds more like pooping to me.

As for why your RFA's melt, thats a strange one and has nothing to do with being fed mysis or not. We will need a lot more details about your tank, "my parameters are good" doesn't help us to help you. What are the parameters, lighting, flow, tank age, salinity?

 

[Oceanman5]

I would guess it was either pooping or spawning, but it sounds more like pooping to me.

As for why your RFA's melt, thats a strange one and has nothing to do with being fed mysis or not. We will need a lot more details about your tank, "my parameters are good" doesn't help us to help you. What are the parameters, lighting, flow, tank age, salinity?

 

[Oceanman5]

This was last Wednesday. Since then I’ve started dosing Kalk so pH, Calcium, and Alk should be better. Ik the phosphate and nitrates are a bit high but i thought RFA liked dirty water.

 

[Oceanman5]

Salinity is 1.026
Lighting: Vitraspectra 20% Blue 10% white
Tank age: 4 years old but got into corals/men’s as of Nov’23
Flow: Jabao gyre on 40% cause it’s so strong
Tank size: 140g
Fish: are all reef save except a flame angel

 

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Most likely waste from digestion if black/brown in our experience! We do tend to find they shrink up a bit after/during going to the bathroom!

 

[Oceanman5]

Most likely waste from digestion if black/brown in our experience! We do tend to find they shrink up a bit after/during going to the bathroom!

it wasn’t black/brown but more like a powder spray

 

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it wasn’t black/brown but more like a powder spray

Sounds like spawning to me!