New Brain ?

shnabbles

shnabbles

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I put a green open brain in my tank on sunday, on monday it looked like absolute crap, all the water paramiters are perfect..
Is it normal for these guys to look bad for the first couple days?
 
shnabbles

shnabbles

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low flow, in the sand bed.. it looked fine that night.. .the next morning the flesh was very tight against its skeleton.... today it is alittle bit puffy, and the mouths opened when i fed the tank...
tank parameters oare
ph 8.3
calcium 400-450
alk 11.2
magnesium 1250
nitrate 0
i hope my lights didnt burn it... i thought they had it under halides at the fish store but my wife didnt think so..
i have 2x150watt and 2 96watt actinics over a 55gallon
 
volcom69

volcom69

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how deep is the tank if u have the brain on the bottom in the sand i dont think ur lights will burn it up. Try feeding it once see what happens.
 
shnabbles

shnabbles

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its the standard 55 gallon depth, not sure off hand.... what should i try hand feeding it?
should i squirt the food in its mouth or?
 
pclown

pclown

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I would hold off on worrying to much right now because I have one and it does something similar about once a week and then looks as good as every. It could take a little time to ajust to your lighting. I would move it away from your light and if you have a shaded spot then I would move it there. Mine does not sit directly under the light. I have a 150 HQI MH on a 24g tank
I would also try and feed it. I feed mine a small piece of raw shrimp once a week.
Good luck and please keep us informed
 
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