Yellow polyps meeting a bitter end

• Jul 16, 2008

• #1

N

natan

Reefing newb

These guys looked robust and seemed to have a good time for many months. All of the sudden they - well - died all out! It took them less than 24h to suffer a total extinction from my tank.

Note: the only change in the water parameters I can think of is the salinity: evaporation is out of control and I might have neglected adding fresh water now and then. All other corals are doing fine-very good.

 

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• Jul 16, 2008

• #2

reeffreak

Reef pro

No clue,it could of been high salinity from what you said.They like to eat,I know that...cyclopeeze,zooplankton.

Have any peppermint shrimps?

 

• Jul 16, 2008

• #3

Bifferwine

I am a girl

Sometimes things die for no apparent reason. It's hard to say what happened.

 

• Jul 25, 2008

• #4

MamaJones

proud reefer!

will peppermints eat polyps?

 

• Jul 25, 2008

• #5

Bifferwine

I am a girl

Sometimes they will. It's rare, but it's not unheard of. It's believed that some can confuse polyps for aiptasia. I've never had it happened to me, but have heard stories.

 

• Jul 25, 2008

• #6

reeffreak

Reef pro

Peppermint shrimps won't eat zoa polyps but have been known to eat yellow polyps.Yellow polyps are basically colonial anemones to some experts.I had peppermints eat yellow polyps and have read quite a few stories on the web.

 

• Sep 13, 2008

• #7

Rcpilot

Reef enthusiast

Your yellow dandelions........... errrrrr I mean yellow polyps died?

Consider yourself blessed, my friend.:mrgreen: I think the only thing worse than yellow dandelions is kenya weeds.

 

• Sep 14, 2008

• #8

Piggy

Reef enthusiast

I can't have yellow polyps my foxface loves them.

 

• Sep 14, 2008

• #9

Rcpilot

Reef enthusiast

Piggy said:

I can't have yellow polyps my foxface loves them.

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Can I borrow your foxface? I promise to return him fat (read---grossly overfed) and happy.