Lobo in trouble...need help- ASAP (If possible)

[demonclownfish]

yes LPS can be overfed i learned that the hard way with my dendro. and i told you not to worry too much . just if it starts expelling white strings then it IS sick.

[Sir Patrick]

Heres a current pic, moths are all closed, and lookin pretty well-

[Tom@HaslettMI]

Glad to see that its looking better.

Never had a Lobo but based on my experience with other LPS, the brown strings were zooxanthellae being expelled. The stress of acclimating to a new water conditions and lighting (spectrum, intensity, photoperiod, ect.) can cause this (the 14 hour photoperiod probably didn't help). If a strain of zooxanthellae are not well suited to the conditions in the tank the coral will get rid of them. The coral should color back up, but may have slightly different coloration due to a different blend of algae.


HTH,
Tom

[MizTanks]

Happy happy joy joy! Good for you Chris and the Lobo too.

[Sir Patrick]

Thx miz.

Thx for the info Tom. Apreciate it.

[MizTanks]

Glad to see that its looking better.

Never had a Lobo but based on my experience with other LPS, the brown strings were zooxanthellae being expelled. The stress of acclimating to a new water conditions and lighting (spectrum, intensity, photoperiod, ect.) can cause this (the 14 hour photoperiod probably didn't help). If a strain of zooxanthellae are not well suited to the conditions in the tank the coral will get rid of them. The coral should color back up, but may have slightly different coloration due to a different blend of algae.


HTH,
Tom

Tom, You are a well of info! I learn something new from you every day! Thanks for sharing!

[youngtimothy]

my lobo does this as well, I've learned never panic wait a while to see what happens most of the time things work out themselves. I hardly ever feed my lobo and it grown alot. maybe once a month I give it some rods food, all my corals eat whatever is in the water colum with fish poop and un eaten fish food they get plenty.
glad to see its doing well, nice piece!

[vittleking]

glad it's doing better SP!!!

[Sir Patrick]

Thx for the ino youngtimothy. I am going to no longer spot feed it any heavy foods. I broadcast feed too, and am thinking that food will be plenty. I will also not freak out so bad next time around....I did freak a bit this last time, lol!

Lobos still lookin pretty good!

[youngtimothy]

it happens to the best of us, my wife has to keep reminding me not to freek out over my tank to quickly. I've had Acros take 8-9 months befor they do any thing then really take off.