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post #281 of 376
Thread Starter 

okay so i came home on my break after my girlfriend sent me a pic of the kenya tree. 

this is the pic i got.

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^^^this is what it looked like when i got home. ^^^

the feather duster and everyone else in the tank are perfectly happy. 

 

 

 

 

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also i checked my water parameters and everything is good as far as that goes. so whats wrong?!?!?!? could the aiptasia be stinging it? i havnt gotten a chance to try and get rid of them yet....

post #282 of 376

It could just be shedding.  How much waterflow is going over it?

post #283 of 376
Thread Starter 

not much, its right under my powerhead so it gets a little current but not a lot. should it be getting more? sorry for all the questions, i should really just do my own research.

post #284 of 376
Thread Starter 

looked up what exactly shedding is, i didnt see a film or anything coming off the kenya tree. is that always visable? and it could of happened already before i got home?

post #285 of 376

Can you post the water parameters?

post #286 of 376
Thread Starter 

nitrates- between 0 and the first notch on the scale (not home so i dont remember exactly what it is)

nitrites- 0

amonia- 0

ph- between 7.5 and 8.0

post #287 of 376
Thread Starter 

my gf said its drooped over and still looks the same! ill do a water change tonight when i get home. what else can i do?!?!?

post #288 of 376

Got an Alkalinity reading?  That can affect soft corals.  Water change isn't going to hurt either.

post #289 of 376
Thread Starter 

i dont think so, i dont have the reef test kit yet, probably going to pick that up this weekend. i was planning on getting some more coral and maybe a clown fish this weekend, i dont wanna have to cancel those plans :(

 

post #290 of 376
Thread Starter 

so the mandarin dragonet died last night? i have no idea why. he wasnt showing any signs of acting weird or sick. i woke up today. and he was upside down and stiff as a log. not skinny, i still see copepods running around the tank. the water levels are the same as the last time i tested. the feather duster looks great. the kenya tree is happy again as well. and the cleaner shrimp molted last night as well. any ideas as to why he died? 

post #291 of 376

I don't think your tank was ready.

post #292 of 376
Thread Starter 

Not sure how it wasn't ready. I can't do much else to get the tank ready. It's been up for almost 3 months now. All levels are where they should be. What else is there 

post #293 of 376

Im thinking Gemmy meant that it wasnt ready for a mandarin yet.. even though you have copepods and such its still fairly new and maybe just that fact was a detrimental fact? 

post #294 of 376

Hi Patrick, sometimes new fish were doomed before we bring them home and sometimes the conditions in our tank are what dooms them to an early demise.  Most hobbiests experience both eventually.  Our job is to do our best to ensure the former situation is minimized from buying only healthy specimens and the latter is minimized due to our experience as mature hobbiests.  Something we cannot help you with at this time is telling you which scenario you are now experiencing.

 

Dragonets are typically hardy once acclimated but prone to starvation.  That's pretty much all I can tell you.

post #295 of 376
Thread Starter 

yea you're right. i think im just frustrated. i feel like there is a lot of things that can happen and go unexplained. Its hard to fix something if you dont know what went wrong. Everything else in the tank looks great tho! So im just gunna go slow from here. do regular water changes. more research and just try and learn more in general. thanks guys. I am now trying to figure out what my next fish will be. Im not sure i want 2 clown fish. After seeing several of them come and go at my lfs and 100% of them having ich i just dont want to buy one from them. or any other fish for that matter. 

post #296 of 376
Thread Starter 

NEW PICTURES!

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STAR FISH!!!

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KING OF THE CASTLE

post #297 of 376

I like your rock work...

and everyone looks happy :)

post #298 of 376

I like your tank!

post #299 of 376
Thread Starter 

Thanks! Took me forever to get the rocks to stay like that. I'd like to add another 5 lbs or so to it. The Kenya tree looks better than it ever has. I hope this is a permanent thing! 

post #300 of 376
Thread Starter 

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better pic of the star fish. anyone have any specific info on this little guy?

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