is this an acan? /2 months later
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Topic: is this an acan? /2 months later
Posted By: davser
Subject: is this an acan? /2 months later
Date Posted: November 07 2010 at 11:42pm
i just picked up this frag today and i was wondering if its an acan and if so whats the name?
 ------------- It's not about what you know but about who you know |
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Posted By: Ryan Thompson
Date Posted: November 08 2010 at 12:19am
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I hate to say this without knowing the background but that frag is probably toast. I would give it like a 1% chance of pulling through. When acans start receding from the edges, it is almost a guaranteed goner.
That does look like an acan to me. Put it in low light and moderate flow. Make sure your Magnesium is around 1350 and try feeding it. Spray some food around it and then see if any feeding tentacles come out. Most people don't know that acans really need to be fed to survive long term in our aquariums. In the wild, they are voracious eaters and light really ins't enough for them to thrive. |
Posted By: davser
Date Posted: November 08 2010 at 7:46am
 no wonder it was so cheap, it looks like a nice piece, ill do everything i can to help it------------- It's not about what you know but about who you know |
Posted By: Chad
Date Posted: November 08 2010 at 10:46am
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For what it's worth, it does look to me like it is starting to come back and not on it's way out. I once had an acan completely die off and it had a cool leather on the same rock so I left the skeleton in there and it is coming back nicely about a year later. I'll try to get a pic of it today to post. ------------- What?! You pooped in the refrigerator, and ate the entire wheel of cheese?! I'm not even mad.... That's actually amazing! |
Posted By: Ryan Thompson
Date Posted: November 08 2010 at 12:12pm
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That's sweet chad!
That is why I was hesitant without knowing the full story. It may be coming back and the receding is done? I've had some corals come back from the brink of death, they just need extra care |
Posted By: davser
Date Posted: November 08 2010 at 1:29pm
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so if i give it food and put it away from light its going to be of, its looking better today ------------- It's not about what you know but about who you know |
Posted By: davser
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 12:49am
 this is how it looks two months later the other heads are gone but this one is coming back nicely i will try to spot feed him at least once a day over this next month and see how it does ------------- It's not about what you know but about who you know |
Posted By: SGH360
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 1:20am
| cool, seems to recovering pretty well. back then i was doubting if it was going to make it or not |
Posted By: davser
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 1:30am
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yeah it didnt look to good it didnt even eat for like a month and just last month started eating thanks again for the link for the bulbs i got them today they look awesome ------------- It's not about what you know but about who you know |
Posted By: SGH360
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 1:48am
| cool no problem. post some pics before and after the change of light bulbs |
Posted By: Luckedout
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 3:04pm
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Awesome little coral! I have a neon candy cane that I rescued. It was down to half a head and not looking good. I spot fed it for the first few months and now a year later it has about 10 heads. Corals can be tough little buggers if they're in the right environment!
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Posted By: davser
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 6:18pm
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the half head didnt make it on mine ------------- It's not about what you know but about who you know |