Concerned about frog spawn not expanding

One fish · 04/06/2015, 08:42 PM

Hello everyone, I have had my frogspawn for a couple months now. It has been doing great and growing. But now it will not inflate. It as been almost 8 days.
My temperature and salinity are on point. Has this happened to anyone. Would any one know why this is happening? If flow and lighting are also good, why would it all of a sudden not expand?
Thanks a bunch.

pyithar · 04/06/2015, 09:12 PM

i'd check the Ca,Alk and Mg and see if they're low.

One fish · 04/06/2015, 09:25 PM

Thanks pyithar, i will check that asap. I did however think those levels would be ok/high because it is not a large tank and I just did a 1/3 water change.

pyithar · 04/06/2015, 09:41 PM

when hard corals start growing, they use up Ca, and Alk pretty fast ime. if the water is good, lighting is adequate, and not too much flow directed at the coral, the fish could be the culprit. is your clown hosting the coral?

04/06/2015, 08:42 PM	#1
One fish Registered Member. Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Springfield Va Posts: 297	Concerned about frog spawn not expanding Hello everyone, I have had my frogspawn for a couple months now. It has been doing great and growing. But now it will not inflate. It as been almost 8 days. My temperature and salinity are on point. Has this happened to anyone. Would any one know why this is happening? If flow and lighting are also good, why would it all of a sudden not expand? Thanks a bunch.

04/06/2015, 09:12 PM	#2
pyithar Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: yangon,burma(myanmar) Posts: 1,786	i'd check the Ca,Alk and Mg and see if they're low. __________________ take it easy, pyithar Current Tank Info: 150G display, 50G sump, mixed reef

04/06/2015, 09:41 PM	#4
pyithar Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: yangon,burma(myanmar) Posts: 1,786	when hard corals start growing, they use up Ca, and Alk pretty fast ime. if the water is good, lighting is adequate, and not too much flow directed at the coral, the fish could be the culprit. is your clown hosting the coral? __________________ take it easy, pyithar Current Tank Info: 150G display, 50G sump, mixed reef

04/06/2015, 09:25 PM	#3
One fish Registered Member. Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Springfield Va Posts: 297	Thanks pyithar, i will check that asap. I did however think those levels would be ok/high because it is not a large tank and I just did a 1/3 water change.