Help with sponge

snwboarder

snwboarder

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If a sponge is exposed to air, is there anything I can do to give it a better chance of survival, or am I just waiting for it to die? Here's the story...I picked up an orange tree sponge at a LFS that i'd never been to before (nor ever will again). I never trust any advice from any lfs that i don't research myself, but i guess i was wrong to assume that they could atleast get the thing into a bag correctly, even after i told her (the owner btw) that the sponge can not touch the air. anyways...i should've payed closer attention to her...but instead of putting the sponge in the bag in the tank...she used a specimen container and poured it into the bag outside of the tank..sponge got stuck in specimen conatiner and was exposed to air for maybe a second. the sponge still has it's entire foot attached to rock, and looks healthy to begin with. is there anything i can do to remedy this mistake...or is it a goner for sure? thanks in advance
 
alyssia

alyssia

Active Member
Originally Posted by CaptainEmo
Mine has never recovered. About two months since exposure and it looks terrible.

Same here.
 
alyssia

alyssia

Active Member
Originally Posted by cwgibson
mine is getting a white film on it what does that mean?

Mine did that before it died.
 
cwgibson

cwgibson

Member
thats good,i didnt expose mine to air and it is in a high water flow area i wonder whats wrong with him? :notsure:
 
swlover

swlover

Member
Hey I posted about my sponge the other day but no one ever answered it, mine has that white film too but it was not exposed to air and I have had mine about 4 months. It is now getting really faded and almost seethru..for a lack of a better word, at the tips. I think it has gone down hill since the last time I made that post. I feel helpless I just don't know what is wrong with it. See pics on the disease thread and tell me what you all think.
 
cwgibson

cwgibson

Member
nice horse, yea i have a post on it too but no one has answered me either. i guess ill have to find out on my own. :thinking:
 
swlover

swlover

Member
Thanks, if you find out what the deal is let me know, and should I take it out before it fouls up the water.
 
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