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Posted by hobbes on July 28, 2005, 9:57 am
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I have a small brain coral (green middle, red outside edge). It seems
to be thriving (very fleshy) but over the past 2 months the intensity
of the red coloration has dissapeared to almost none. The green is
still strong flouresent, but the red has changed to an almost
translucent white.
Anybody ever expereince this or have any suggestions?
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Posted by CheezWiz on July 28, 2005, 5:46 pm
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How much light is it getting?
I have the same type in my aquarium, TG.
The red ones tend to prefer lower light levels that the others.
It sounds to me like yours has expelled its symbiotic algae from the red
area because of lighting issues?
When I had mine in too much light, it reacted badly though, by not expanding
very well in MH lighting.
I would think that if too much light were the case, then you would have seen
similar results.
Do you target feed your brain?
CW
>I have a small brain coral (green middle, red outside edge). It seems
> to be thriving (very fleshy) but over the past 2 months the intensity
> of the red coloration has dissapeared to almost none. The green is
> still strong flouresent, but the red has changed to an almost
> translucent white.
>
> Anybody ever expereince this or have any suggestions?
>
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Posted by hobbes on July 29, 2005, 10:48 am
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I have no target fed it... it was fine for the past year, until the
last 3 months. Besides the color, it seems very healthy - large,
fleshy, flowing, soft...
I moved it last night to a lower location to see if the lighting
affects it.
Also, someone mentioned iodine levels could affect the color - any
thoughts?
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Posted by CheezWiz on July 29, 2005, 5:50 pm
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I do dose trace elements, which include iodine.
I also target feed mine since these guys are known for their voracious
appetite.
However, the need to target feed is based on your tank feeding habits and
methods.
I tested for iodine in my tank before I started dosing and had zero iodine.
Since I started dosing, the coralline algae has taken off big time..
Did you notice any stringy red "snot" in your tank as the color declined?
CW
>I have no target fed it... it was fine for the past year, until the
> last 3 months. Besides the color, it seems very healthy - large,
> fleshy, flowing, soft...
>
> I moved it last night to a lower location to see if the lighting
> affects it.
>
> Also, someone mentioned iodine levels could affect the color - any
> thoughts?
>
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Posted by Mourad Farah on July 30, 2005, 12:01 pm
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Maybe they added artificial coloration to your coral... som dealers do
that!!
> I have a small brain coral (green middle, red outside edge). It seems
> to be thriving (very fleshy) but over the past 2 months the intensity
> of the red coloration has dissapeared to almost none. The green is
> still strong flouresent, but the red has changed to an almost
> translucent white.
>
> Anybody ever expereince this or have any suggestions?
>
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> to be thriving (very fleshy) but over the past 2 months the intensity
> of the red coloration has dissapeared to almost none. The green is
> still strong flouresent, but the red has changed to an almost
> translucent white.
>
> Anybody ever expereince this or have any suggestions?
>