Red Blastos in need of help

[invincible569]

I acquired these red blastos in November by a friend.. but they have been declining in health. I also acquired some with the neon green centers and those are as plump and healthy as can be under the same light. I have noticed that the blastos are placed under 10k lighting and where the light shines, the flesh slowly starts to thin out where you can see the skeleton. BUT.. then I look around and where there is shade, those heads look healthy. Do red blastos die with high intensity light? I just moved them down to a very shaded area only lit by a T5.

[o2manyfish]

Mine seem to be happier in indirect lighting --


Nothing in straight shots.

I have some reds at the very bottom of the thank which are doing just okay.


Dave B

[Mchava]

yeah what dave said I had some nice reds and where nice untill they started to look just like yours. What I did was put them in a some shade and they are starting to come back.

[marcrothschild]

Mine do best in indirect light and super low flow, I need to hide all of mine in crevaces, or the tissue starts to receed from the flow.

[mane3215]

Ya bro, blastos never fair well in high light. Now that you have it in low light it should come bad. Sheesh...you sps guys =P.

[invincible569]

Thank you guys!!

Mane, I knew you were good for something!

[mane3215]

WOAH! Way to go Edward, crush me on Christmas Eve =(.....

/me walks away...hangs head....


=)...Any time padre! Merry Christmas!

[invincible569]

Just curious though.. why are the green center ones ok under high light? I also have other ones that do well under high light.. but not these red ones.

[mane3215]

Not sure, some do ok that I have seen in other tanks but none ever have in mine. Also maybe it will just take a bit more time and they will show the same side effects. You received them around the same time I think you said.

[Ger]

Edward, not sure if it's the same thing, but I have found other red LPS (lobophyllia) not liking high light areas either. The green ones I had fared better in high light areas....

[invincible569]

Hmmm. Gary maybe you're on to something. Maybe the red soaks in more light and instead of helping, its burning it?

[nbd13]

Well think of it like a plant. why are they green?

i think green maybe able to absorb more like than red? Red may not be able to absorb the light?

this is all just a guess of course.

Nick

[reeftec]

feeding them will turn the things around,brine or,mysid be good choice,redones are definately lower light species,my observation same thing goes for any brain,red ones less light