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Old 01/03/2008, 03:18 AM
douglam douglam is offline
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help with frogspawn.. not sure what to do

i just got back to college after being home for 3 weeks on winter break. 3 of the 4 heads on my frogspawn have died and now its all small. Im not to upset since thats the only thing thats gone wrong as far as i know but im not sure what to do now. if i leave the heads on the coral will new tissue eventually re-grow or should i frag off those heads and wait for it to branch again. you can look at my tank the link as in my signature. its the 3 heads on the right side that died i still have the big one on the left. I need advise please help

and about how long does it take for frogspawn to grow new heads.
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Old 01/03/2008, 04:09 AM
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No link in you're sig?

re link...

Uh.. no sig for that matter?
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Old 01/03/2008, 05:31 AM
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The tissue will not regrow, but leaving the empty heads won't do any harm.
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Old 01/03/2008, 08:39 AM
douglam douglam is offline
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sorry i also posted on Nano-reef thats where my sig is. if i remove the heads can new ones branch and grow in their place. or will it be just kindor a dead area.
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Old 01/04/2008, 12:30 AM
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It'll be dead, but growth and branching of live head can cover that nastiness ultimately. It's already fragile. The dead heads will not directly impact the one survivor: if this were wall coral I'd say frag, but since it's headed, those dead ones can end up being base.

Put it in a good place and feed something like cyclopeeze, or upend a half a liter [or smaller] bottle with some food in it so it can really get a few good meals. I do not spot feed mine, and have good luck also with cyclopeeze; or just put a little formula one cube [dissolved] where the head can reach it.

And watch your water quality! It will like having 420 calcium and 9.0 alk.
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