Is my Frogspawn in a good spot?

mhale1100 · 09/22/2009, 12:07 PM

So ive had my frogspawn for about week an 1/2...i started it out low in the tank it seemed to be doing alright..so i gave it about 4-5 days before i moved it up to the top...since i moved it, has opened up it all...i have another frogspawn in my tank seems to be doing fine my specs are 55gal 260w p/c. Is there something missing or I'm doing wrong/ Any help would be awesome Thanks
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McSassy · 09/22/2009, 12:38 PM

Considering I don't see it, no.

SBGRAD24 · 09/22/2009, 01:04 PM

Are you referring to the candy cane? I don't see a frogspawn.

mhale1100 · 09/22/2009, 02:01 PM

Its on the 3rd pic...at the top..it has been closed up for a few days.

SBGRAD24 · 09/22/2009, 02:35 PM

If it looks like that after a week and a half, I would try moving it. Do you know what kind of lighting it was under before?

ludnix · 09/22/2009, 02:41 PM

They do not like a lot of flow, so make sure it's not getting hammered. Otherwise they can be acclimated to very high light and can tolerate low light conditions.

TheMcs · 09/22/2009, 03:07 PM

Took me a while to find it too, that's a rough looking frogspawn. Ditto the others, low flow. Being up near the top isn't that important, they're not light hogs.

kevantheman35 · 09/22/2009, 04:10 PM

looks half dead, they dont need much light. i have mine midway under 2 24w pcs and it grows like crazy

mhale1100 · 09/23/2009, 12:28 AM

Should i just wait it out....or can i do something?or pull it?

Kdocimo90 · 09/23/2009, 12:35 AM

I would put it down low with VERY low flow and low light. My frogspawn opens up nice and wide when it has barely any flow.

mhale1100 · 09/23/2009, 12:43 AM

I put it in a low light with low flow area in the tank. It appears like it is brown and closing up. I don't know if it's stressed and I should wait it out, or not.

supervdl · 09/23/2009, 06:36 AM

I have mine in medium flow, but low flow should work.

hermitage · 09/23/2009, 08:31 AM

I'm pretty certain they do not require high lighting. I've had one for 1 and a half years...doing great in the shade.

cody6766 · 09/23/2009, 08:42 AM

don't pull it until you're absolutely certain every bit of tissue is gone. LPS corals have a tendency to surprise their owners and grow back from next to nothing. I had one frogspawn head return after being just a bit of green goo at the bottom of the skeleton. It later branched off to 4-6 heads.

mcrist · 09/23/2009, 09:19 AM

I have often noticed that a lot of people recommend that this coral prefers low lighting conditions but my own experience is little different. My frogspawn loves the light and only thrives when I have them directly under my halides. I have two the size of a basketball and another colony that is taking over a two foot square section of my tank.

I do agree that they will not tolerate a lot of flow and being in the direct path of any powerhead will quickly rip them apart. Mine only closes up when it has too much flow.

iceman79 · 09/23/2009, 10:10 AM

my is pretty hardy also it had a hermit eat a head off and it grew back

mhale1100 · 09/23/2009, 12:12 PM

Awesome.... Thank you guys for all your input, really appreciate it.

09/22/2009, 12:07 PM	#1
mhale1100 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: placerville Posts: 15	Is my Frogspawn in a good spot? So ive had my frogspawn for about week an 1/2...i started it out low in the tank it seemed to be doing alright..so i gave it about 4-5 days before i moved it up to the top...since i moved it, has opened up it all...i have another frogspawn in my tank seems to be doing fine my specs are 55gal 260w p/c. Is there something missing or I'm doing wrong/ Any help would be awesome Thanks No3-0 Po4-0 KH-11-12drp Ca-420-450 Mg-1250-1300 Ph-8.3 S.G-23-25 [IMG][/IMG]

09/22/2009, 12:38 PM	#2
McSassy Master of my domain Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 188	Considering I don't see it, no. __________________ I eat ugly fish and keep colorful ones.

09/22/2009, 01:04 PM	#3
SBGRAD24 Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 873	Are you referring to the candy cane? I don't see a frogspawn. __________________ Those that make peaceful change impossible, make violent change inevitable. John F. Kennedy Current Tank Info: 90g reef with mostly softies. 40g Firebelly Toad terrarium.

09/22/2009, 02:35 PM	#5
SBGRAD24 Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 873	If it looks like that after a week and a half, I would try moving it. Do you know what kind of lighting it was under before? __________________ Those that make peaceful change impossible, make violent change inevitable. John F. Kennedy Current Tank Info: 90g reef with mostly softies. 40g Firebelly Toad terrarium.

09/22/2009, 02:41 PM	#6
ludnix Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Posts: 3,031	They do not like a lot of flow, so make sure it's not getting hammered. Otherwise they can be acclimated to very high light and can tolerate low light conditions. __________________ -Eric Sutter Current Tank Info: 14g Biocube

09/22/2009, 02:01 PM	#4
mhale1100 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: placerville Posts: 15	Its on the 3rd pic...at the top..it has been closed up for a few days.

09/22/2009, 03:07 PM	#7
TheMcs Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 2,272	Took me a while to find it too, that's a rough looking frogspawn. Ditto the others, low flow. Being up near the top isn't that important, they're not light hogs. __________________ Evaporation and top off don't count as water changes... Current Tank Info: 185g Deep Sea display, 2x 40g frag tanks, 90g fuge, 60g sump (400+ gal system)

09/22/2009, 04:10 PM	#8
kevantheman35 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fort wayne, IN Posts: 823	looks half dead, they dont need much light. i have mine midway under 2 24w pcs and it grows like crazy __________________ -Kevan Current Tank Info: 34g Mixed Reef Solana (2 years old). 12g jbj nanocube dx (retired at 2 years old)

09/23/2009, 12:28 AM	#9
mhale1100 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: placerville Posts: 15	Should i just wait it out....or can i do something?or pull it?

09/23/2009, 12:35 AM	#10
Kdocimo90 Superior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 6,175	I would put it down low with VERY low flow and low light. My frogspawn opens up nice and wide when it has barely any flow. __________________ ¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯) VISIT MY HOME PAGE (¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸ ¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯) TO SEE MY 210G TANK (¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸ -Kevin Current Tank Info: 210 Gallon Softy/LPS Reef Tank

09/23/2009, 12:43 AM	#11
mhale1100 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: placerville Posts: 15	I put it in a low light with low flow area in the tank. It appears like it is brown and closing up. I don't know if it's stressed and I should wait it out, or not.

09/23/2009, 06:36 AM	#12
supervdl Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NE PA Posts: 1,315	I have mine in medium flow, but low flow should work. __________________ My tank thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1167897 Current Tank Info: 135 gal mixed reef with Radions and Zeovit; 210 gal SPS reef being set up

09/23/2009, 08:31 AM	#13
hermitage Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CT Posts: 307	I'm pretty certain they do not require high lighting. I've had one for 1 and a half years...doing great in the shade.

09/23/2009, 08:42 AM	#14
cody6766 Super Best Friends! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 3,772	don't pull it until you're absolutely certain every bit of tissue is gone. LPS corals have a tendency to surprise their owners and grow back from next to nothing. I had one frogspawn head return after being just a bit of green goo at the bottom of the skeleton. It later branched off to 4-6 heads. __________________ "The moral is the chosen, not the forced; the understood, not the obeyed. The moral is the rational, and reason accepts no commandments." - John Galt Current Tank Info: Cadlights 60G Arisan II mixed reef with 2x MP40s and 24" ATI

09/23/2009, 09:19 AM	#15
mcrist Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania Posts: 1,598	I have often noticed that a lot of people recommend that this coral prefers low lighting conditions but my own experience is little different. My frogspawn loves the light and only thrives when I have them directly under my halides. I have two the size of a basketball and another colony that is taking over a two foot square section of my tank. I do agree that they will not tolerate a lot of flow and being in the direct path of any powerhead will quickly rip them apart. Mine only closes up when it has too much flow. __________________ Mark Current Tank Info: 450 Gallon Peninsula

09/23/2009, 10:10 AM	#16
iceman79 Registered Reefhead Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 572	my is pretty hardy also it had a hermit eat a head off and it grew back __________________ Reef keeping gods favorite hobby Current Tank Info: 72 bowfront mixed reef >20 gallon softie tank

09/23/2009, 12:12 PM	#17
mhale1100 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: placerville Posts: 15	Awesome.... Thank you guys for all your input, really appreciate it.