Is it possible for just a specific species to crash?

[inline6]

Is it possible for just a specific species to crash?
My anthelia colony seems to have bit the dust.
The only water parameter that seems to be a little off is the calcium which is between 360-380.
Not that I'm complaining, it had become a nuisance.
My only concern is the waste this large colony will produce.

 

[EmilyT]

congrats on you 2,222th post! make a wish!
as far as i know, different species have different weaknesses... that's all i can help ya out with sorry.

 

[DevIouS]

:tired:

 

[LeslieS]

my anthelia all died whe I hit them with some fresh water that I was pouring into the tank.

 

[EmilyT]

:tired:

what did i do?!?! im sorry i don't know alot!

 

[roncgizmo]

Don't worry just yet...Mine looked like that the day after I put them in my tank...
I almost tossed them in the trash. if you can pick some up smell it if they are dead or dying they will smell so bad and strong you will know (some smell from it is normal)


Mine came back and is growing and growing ...and growing

 

[reefman]

anthelia, xenias, other weed like corals does crash. however, it will take really poor water quality or very dense growth for that to happen.
but they can come back fast once conditions r back in check.

 

[h20 freak]

anthelia, xenias, other weed like corals does crash. however, it will take really poor water quality or very dense growth for that to happen.
but they can come back fast once conditions r back in check.

Wait if you let a colony grow large it crashes?Thats bad I wanted to have a large colony of xenia cover my largest peace of rock

 

[bad coffee]

for the longest time I couldn't keep xenia. I kept putting frags in my tank and they'd die. Then one day, the frag lived. and multiplied.

then it all died out in a week or so. It was the only thing that died in the tank.

It's weird. I'm wondering if there's some random schedule we dont' know about. Like they need iron or something we don't normally supplement, and we haven't figured it out.

B

 

[EmilyT]

when you really need a link deanos is never there :tired:

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

for the longest time I couldn't keep xenia. I kept putting frags in my tank and they'd die. Then one day, the frag lived. and multiplied.

then it all died out in a week or so. It was the only thing that died in the tank.

It's weird. I'm wondering if there's some random schedule we dont' know about. Like they need iron or something we don't normally supplement, and we haven't figured it out.

B

I was thinking the same because mine grow quickly, withered(instead of the word "die" because I am not sure if they really "die") quickly and regrow quickly again. Something like the leather will withdraw all their polyps for a while and then suddenly blossom to the fullest extend more so than ever.

 

[inline6]

Well it seems that the anthelia has made a come back, something stressed it out and caused it to wilt and eject most of it's heads. Now I have a new problem with the xenias.
They have pretty much taken over my tank, luckily they are on pieces of halimeda algae so I might be bringing a few baseball to softball size clumps to the frag swap.

 

[h20 freak]

Really your gonna bring some?Are you only willing to trade or will you sell because I don't have much to trade at the moment