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My green rock nem was up against some Zoas. The Zoas retracted. Today, the rock nem is deflated, with some internal stuff coming out of its mouth. Did a WC 2 days ago. Water parameters fine. Haven't fed lately.
 

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when they start flipping the mouth out of the body they are super hungry , I have to feed mine slurry about every other day , slurry is mysis/krill/copapods/silversides/purple algea in a blender then target fed
 
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when they start flipping the mouth out of the body they are super hungry , I have to feed mine slurry about every other day , slurry is mysis/krill/copapods/silversides/purple algea in a blender then target fed
Thanks, so I should feed after it's mouth goes back in?
 

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Id feed it now , the mouth wont go back in until it heals up , Ive had them take weeks
 

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now worries they should be fine ! I made the mistake of taking one out once when i first started keeping them , because it did the craziest full inside out move , it turns out sometimes they just do weird ish , my loss live and learn
 
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now worries they should be fine ! I made the mistake of taking one out once when i first started keeping them , because it did the craziest full inside out move , it turns out sometimes they just do weird ish , my loss live and learn
Great info, hours later, and the stuff sticking out its mouth disappeared. It ate also
 

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