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butcherman
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dont know but it looks in bad shape. did you dip it befor placing it in the tank?
dip it in what again....?
Yes it is in bad...but not dead yet im sure it can revive .....if seen worst than that and survived...can only see and hope for the best...
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no but i ad iodine weekly....will it be ok ...and im still waiting on a question i had for you ....
pls how did you calculate your corner units vol....?
butcherman
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no but i ad iodine weekly....will it be ok ...and im still waiting on a question i had for you .... Iodine will kill any infection on the coral you should dip it in a iodione solution for a few min befor adding it to the tank.
pls how did you calculate your corner units vol....?
divide the tank into triangles and squares use pythagerous to work out the triangles then times by hieght, add that volume of the square. and you have your answer. Or you could fill it with tap water and measure
butcherman
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you beat me to it
so is it to late now or could i stil do this...?
what lights are you going to use....? and when will it be fish ready....
now that I am back on trackHi Dallas
i got this info re this spesimen....
These animals are not corals at all, rather, they are "tunicates" or more properly, Ascidians. They are what they call a Urochordate, basically meaning that they are somewhat of a chordate when in larval stage. Kind of a "missing link" between vertebrates and invertebrates. Cool animals, but not necessarily very easy to keep (not at all).
but the picks i can see looks diferent ...they have long branches and start thin and go wider to the end..
i wil look around a bit more...
no its not a turnicate..
This is a bluebery one, they have openings @ 2 ends one to inhale warter and the other to pump it out...thats how they feed...the oyher ones they show look same but more like spunges...with openings..not like this one "spring type"
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Its a sponge, removing from the water will kill it for sure.
Haliclona compressa sponge in very bad condition, do not remove it from the water any air will kill it
+1 on the sponge, but I have no idea how to narrow it down from there. Sponges generally fare badly in captivity, particularly the big, complex looking ones. They normally have specialised requirements. The little scrappy ones can often make do, finding a microclimate they can live with in the tank.
Not to be a pessimist, but I reckon your chances are one in a hundred to keep this thing alive longer than a few months. Don't beat yourself up, though. Just do better research before you buy something.
Good luck!
Not to be a pessimist, but I reckon your chances are one in a hundred to keep this thing alive longer than a few months. Don't beat yourself up, though. Just do better research before you buy something.
Good luck!
Did not buy it got it to see if i can re cover it....we r tolking about the same pick here...the red/orange fan like creature...?? not the yellow one...