Frogspawn head melting?

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  1. rc_mcwaters3

    rc_mcwaters3 Clown Trigger

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    I recently got a frogspawn yesterday with 3 heads but had to drive from jacksonville and it was in a bag for a few hours. Than I drip acclimated it for about 2-3hours it acted like it wanted to open up but just half inflated :-/

    my parm. are

    salinty: 1.025

    ph: 8.2-8.4

    nitrite: 0 ppm

    nitrate: 0 ppm

    ammonnia: 0 ppm

    could it be stress? also I added two misbar clowns but they are tiny tiny barrly .5 inches

    its a 20 tall and has been set up for about 2 years

    also I had to remove a blue damsel yesterday to save the clowns so I did upset some of the rocks
     
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  2. barbianj

    barbianj Hammer Head Shark

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    The flesh is easily damaged during transit. A protozoa sets in and causes what is called brown jelly disease. The heads melt away fairly fast, and it's usually a good idea to cut the bad heads off to save the good.
     
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  3. rc_mcwaters3

    rc_mcwaters3 Clown Trigger

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    how would i do it? the head is hard so what would I use?
     
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  4. rc_mcwaters3

    rc_mcwaters3 Clown Trigger

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    what i did was take a turcky baster and just sucked the bad off and will just repete since this head is off of the other two.
     
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  5. KhensuRa

    KhensuRa Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Try some bone cutters if you do indeed cut it back.
     
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  6. Zander

    Zander Spaghetti Worm

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    yep bone cutters, look for the brown slime which is bacteria. Sucking it off isn't going to fix it. The bacteria spreads and will eliminate the whole specimen. Also the clownfish may host the Frogspawn and agitate it more.

    Next time just temperature acclimate it and make sure the lights are dimmed or off. Also what light did the original guy have and you have? Mine were stressed for a day or two when switching from flourscent to LED's.

    They are very finicky but they can bounce back quickly.

    Any pics?
     
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  7. rc_mcwaters3

    rc_mcwaters3 Clown Trigger

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    was under t5s in the store and I have leds but here are the pics:

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    here is my skunk cleaner cleaning

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  8. fishyfinder

    fishyfinder Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    2-3 hours seems like a long time to acclimate it to me after a long drive. I like to get my coral in as soon as I can. (under an hour)
     
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  9. rc_mcwaters3

    rc_mcwaters3 Clown Trigger

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    i realize it may have been now but at the time it really did seem like a good idea to slowly acclimate LOL guess not :(
     
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  10. gsxr1000rider

    gsxr1000rider Fire Shrimp

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    RC i had the exact same thing happen with my NEW hammer i just got, after a weekish i said forget it and tossed it, $50 down the drain but it happens, didnt want it to effect my other corals...GL... i also tried using a turkey B to suck off the brown jelly but i seen some flesh go up in the turkey B, (not a good idea imo, wont ever do that again)...GL keep us updated..
     
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