bleached yuma help!

rockindacheeks · 10/02/2009, 04:13 PM

A friend of mine gave me a hot pink yuma that is totally bleached out from no light. I guess he fragged it and left it in his sump to attach and forgot about it. Now it is in my tank and I was wondering if it will recover? I have it under an overhang to acclimate it to light again.

What do you guys think i should do to make sure it stays alive?

TIA

VacavilleFC3S · 10/02/2009, 04:49 PM

yup, should survive with no issues at all

divewsharks · 10/03/2009, 04:41 AM

keep it shaded and slowly bring it out towards more light. there is no reason for it not to survive given a little tlc.

can even be a cheap way to get ric's from your lfs, offer to buy the bleached ones for less, take them home and watch them color up; alot like buying a browned out acro.

lordofthereef · 10/03/2009, 05:08 AM

I got a bleached one and just plopped it in my tank. $ months later it looks great and has colored in nicely. This tank is PC lighting so it is definitely not getting too much light.

10/02/2009, 04:13 PM	#1
rockindacheeks Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Corona, California Posts: 2,072	bleached yuma help! A friend of mine gave me a hot pink yuma that is totally bleached out from no light. I guess he fragged it and left it in his sump to attach and forgot about it. Now it is in my tank and I was wondering if it will recover? I have it under an overhang to acclimate it to light again. What do you guys think i should do to make sure it stays alive? TIA __________________ My name is Dan, and I'm a closet reefer... Current Tank Info: 28g nanocube

10/02/2009, 04:49 PM	#2
VacavilleFC3S Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Vacaville California Posts: 2,613	yup, should survive with no issues at all

10/03/2009, 04:41 AM	#3
divewsharks Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,905	keep it shaded and slowly bring it out towards more light. there is no reason for it not to survive given a little tlc. can even be a cheap way to get ric's from your lfs, offer to buy the bleached ones for less, take them home and watch them color up; alot like buying a browned out acro.

10/03/2009, 05:08 AM	#4
lordofthereef One reef to rule them all Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Leominster, MA Posts: 5,299	I got a bleached one and just plopped it in my tank. $ months later it looks great and has colored in nicely. This tank is PC lighting so it is definitely not getting too much light.