http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:28:21 +0000 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 07:23:50 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=67806 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=67806&PID=544445&title=what-is-happening#544445 Author: Mark Peterson
Subject: 67806
Posted: November 20 2013 at 7:23am

Watch it at night with a dim flashlight. I would not be surprised if there is a rock crab, so called because they come in as tiny hitchhikers on LR. They usually do their foraging at night. It's easy to catch and remove rock crabs. Bait a glass pint jar or drinking glass with a piece of raw shrimp. Lean the jar at an angle against a rock near the rock crabs home. The crab goes in for the bait but cannot climb back up the slick glass.

Aloha,
Mark

BTW, I love your choice of semi aggressive fishes. Tomato Anemonefish are more aggressive than they at first appear.
]]> Wed, 20 Nov 2013 07:23:50 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=67806&PID=544445&title=what-is-happening#544445 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=67806&PID=544398&title=what-is-happening#544398 Author: ElwoodUT
Subject: 67806
Posted: November 19 2013 at 8:02pm

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Subject: 67806
Posted: November 19 2013 at 7:58pm

I recently added 2 tomatoe clowns and a blue damsel.   The clowns are hosting my RBTA and don't move more than 5 inches from the RBTA ever.   I haven't seen the blue damsel come anywhere near it.   

I also have a green spotted puffer (hasn't touched any coral for the 6 months that I have had him).

Fu Manchu Lionfish but he minds his own business.

Strawberry Sudochromis she is a bi#$@ but doesn't hurt any corals

Leopard gruper no problems.

The closest coral to it is a ricordia mushroom and it is on the opposite side than the damaged area.
It really seems weird to me because all the other stems on the heads that are damaged don't seem to be bothered at all.

]]> Tue, 19 Nov 2013 19:58:51 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=67806&PID=544397&title=what-is-happening#544397 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=67806&PID=544390&title=what-is-happening#544390 Author: phys
Subject: 67806
Posted: November 19 2013 at 7:14pm

If it looks like some of the polyp has been damaged (missing, squished, cut, etc) then something may be picking at it. If it just looks deflated, then that could just be a sign of heavy irritation from too much flow or some other coral too near it. Also, look for corals near it that could be sending out sweepers at night and stinging it.]]> Tue, 19 Nov 2013 19:14:10 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=67806&PID=544390&title=what-is-happening#544390 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=67806&PID=544387&title=what-is-happening#544387 Author: ReefdUp
Subject: 67806
Posted: November 19 2013 at 6:49pm

That doesn't appear to be BJD. It looks like something is literally eating/bothering it. Do you have clownfish trying to host in it? A tang or other fish starting to nip? How long has it looked like that?]]> Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:49:04 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=67806&PID=544387&title=what-is-happening#544387 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=67806&PID=544385&title=what-is-happening#544385 Author: Softplan
Subject: 67806
Posted: November 19 2013 at 6:40pm

Google brown slime disease or brown jelly disease.  Does it look anything like that?]]> Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:40:49 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=67806&PID=544385&title=what-is-happening#544385 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=67806&PID=544362&title=what-is-happening#544362 Author: ElwoodUT
Subject: 67806
Posted: November 19 2013 at 5:18pm

This hammer all of the sudden looks like it had been getting eaten or something.   I haven't been into reefing for very long so I have no clue as to what it is.   Could be perfectly normal haha.

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