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Old 03/27/2006, 08:32 PM
125reefer 125reefer is offline
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Unhappy plate slowly declining??

ive had a green lt plate for 4 plus months. it just recently started retracting its tentacles, not nearly as bright green and tentacles are much less in number. about half the plate is a dull grey color.it also collects debris around its tentacles. i brush that off daily and try to feed it every few days some mysis shrimp. it rarely accepts it. i dont know what to do... help!!
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Old 03/27/2006, 09:27 PM
kramgnik kramgnik is offline
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Is the coral in optimal conditions? What is the lighting, flow, and the water conditions? If the conditions are right try to dip the coral in a high iodine dip (Seachem, Coral-D, ect.).
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Old 03/27/2006, 09:53 PM
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yes, id consider it optimal. as much flow as it used to be able to stand without shrinking, its on the sand, parameters are:

temp-82
alk-8.6
ph-8.2
ca-430
mg-1250
ammonia, nitrite, nitrate- 0
and lastly its 20" below a 250w metal halide.
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Old 03/27/2006, 11:48 PM
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Parameters sounds perfect!. You sure nothing is bothering it?.
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Old 03/28/2006, 03:20 PM
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i lost a long tentacle plate to a cleaner shirmp constantly stealing food from it when i feed my fish... usually when i feed the plate itself i cover it with a cut out bottle but not when i feed the fish though
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Old 03/28/2006, 06:46 PM
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LT plates do have poor survivablity rates beyond a year. Yes it has been done but many more have died than surived long term.

It could very well be you did nothing specifically wrong and water parameters alone are not going to make you successful at beating the odds.

Best to just avoid buying them in the future. With no demand hopefully will send the message to stop collecting them.
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