New Brain coral is it dying?? ASAP Help!

Discussion in 'ASAP' started by Mkizla, Jul 20, 2010.

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  1. Mkizla

    Mkizla Eyelash Blennie

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    Okay before I turned my 10k light off, my brain coral was pretty small, but before I turned off my light at 6pm, from like 10am-5pm brain coral was pretty healthy and puffed up from 5pm it started to get realll small like.
    I went to go jog with my dog for 45 minute, then when I came back my brain coral looks like an exorcist or something like scary ugh..
    anyway heres the picture now

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    It has a huge huge hole, his mouth is all the way opened, and I think I can see some skeleton too inside it! ugh

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    And theres some slimey stuff like things coming out of its mouth, he has 3 mouth total, but other 2 is kinda opened, but not open as that one.
    all 3 mouth is shooting some kind of slimey stuff.

    Anyway I am totally new to brain family, and I have no idea what the heck is going on and im stressed I payed 50 bucks for this thing, and for all you students out there you knows how much 50 bucks worth to you.

    Please help ASAP! :-/
     
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  3. jkat21

    jkat21 Bangghai Cardinal

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    I not to sure why,but I believe it is expelling its zooanxthella(sp?)..I had a long tentacle plate do this and it was down hill from there..sorry...
     
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  4. Night-Rida

    Night-Rida Finback Whale

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    feed it some brine or mysis or krill shrimp. put a cut 2liter bottle over it so it has time to eat before other tankmates pick at it.
     
  5. Mkizla

    Mkizla Eyelash Blennie

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    alright, so is that dying? or is it like pooping, anyway im worried to no end
     
  6. Night-Rida

    Night-Rida Finback Whale

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    looks ok to me, just looks to be hungery.
     
  7. barbianj

    barbianj Hammer Head Shark

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    You must not feed your corals very often if you have not seen that before. It just taking a healthy dump. As long as it's extended during the day , isn't getting too much and has a good feeding response, it's OK.
     
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  9. Mkizla

    Mkizla Eyelash Blennie

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    Yeah, its my first time feeding having to feed a coral lol..I fed miyas shrimp just now with turkey blaster. Im not sure if i fed it right..i turned off all the water current, and placed some shrimp on the neon green part, i tried to aim for the mouth but not sure if it went it..lol the mouth is closed now thank god but still unsure if i did it right
     
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    barbianj Hammer Head Shark

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    Poopin time isn't a good time to feed.
     
  11. Mkizla

    Mkizla Eyelash Blennie

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    uh oh, did i do something bad
     
  12. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    Just a rookie mistake. The good thing about mistakes is that they are a stepping tool to know what to do the next time.....or not. Keep up the good work.