Whats up with my Purple People Eaters?

downhillbiker · 11/21/2008, 11:57 PM

I got some purple people eaters from a friend about 2 months ago, and they were doing fine. I then moved them a little higher in the tank and they didn't seem so happy. I moved them back down, but they still aren't looking so good. Can anyone ID the problem with these? Did I melt them?

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MMOORE0324 · 11/22/2008, 12:55 AM

hmm could be some kind of pest irritating them. I'm assuming that your water params. have stayed the same? In general corals just don't like to be moved about. Nothing as ever reacted in a positive manner in my tank after being moved. I would just make sure that you leave them alone and make sure that your water quality is good. They should be ok...

downhillbiker · 11/22/2008, 01:14 AM

yes, the water has stayed the same. i am an avid SPS keeper, and the params are all in tip top shape. doesn't really make sense for it to do this over just a move, i mean, they dont even do this when i put new ones in my tank. i have never seen this kind of reaction before.

Flipper62 · 11/22/2008, 01:27 AM

If you move them they can take time for them to adjust to the light, water flow...etc.

If you move them today, they may look bad....but they need time to adjust. Then you move them again in a day or 2 ......and still look bad......WELL....you didn't give it enough time to adjust.

If you move it, give it some time to settle in.

crvz · 11/22/2008, 10:35 AM

How long have they been looking like this? And are you sure there are not zoanthid pests in the tank?

downhillbiker · 11/22/2008, 11:10 AM

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Originally posted by crvz
How long have they been looking like this? And are you sure there are not zoanthid pests in the tank?

they have looked like this for a few weeks now, maybe a month. i dont think i have pests, but dont know. what am i looking for? i noticed a couple white speckles on the nuk greens and purple deaths. could these be pests. info on names of common zoanthid pests would be helpful, then i will look them up and see if there is anything that looks similar in my tank.

volcom69 · 11/22/2008, 12:02 PM

To much flow maybe

crvz · 11/22/2008, 07:52 PM

Search for zoanthids nudibranchs, spiders, snails, and diseases. You may do well browsing the zoanthid forum hear on IDing and finding the different potential pests.

11/21/2008, 11:57 PM	#1
downhillbiker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 2,831	Whats up with my Purple People Eaters? I got some purple people eaters from a friend about 2 months ago, and they were doing fine. I then moved them a little higher in the tank and they didn't seem so happy. I moved them back down, but they still aren't looking so good. Can anyone ID the problem with these? Did I melt them? Before: After: __________________ The friendliest GIANT you'll ever meet. Current Tank Info: 200g Marineland Deep Dimension (Lumenmax Reflectors/Dual PFO 400w/Radium 20K) and 2xFrag Tanks (One TEK T5 fixture and one MH, Galaxy/Phoenix) on same system w/100g sump w/6"x100g DSB, AquaC EV-1000 Skimmer, Reeflo Barracuda return pump

11/22/2008, 12:55 AM	#2
MMOORE0324 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cape Coral, Florida Posts: 834	hmm could be some kind of pest irritating them. I'm assuming that your water params. have stayed the same? In general corals just don't like to be moved about. Nothing as ever reacted in a positive manner in my tank after being moved. I would just make sure that you leave them alone and make sure that your water quality is good. They should be ok... __________________ -Matt- 50g Acrylic SPS http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2653554 Retired34g Solana SPS Reef

11/22/2008, 01:14 AM	#3
downhillbiker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 2,831	yes, the water has stayed the same. i am an avid SPS keeper, and the params are all in tip top shape. doesn't really make sense for it to do this over just a move, i mean, they dont even do this when i put new ones in my tank. i have never seen this kind of reaction before. __________________ The friendliest GIANT you'll ever meet. Current Tank Info: 200g Marineland Deep Dimension (Lumenmax Reflectors/Dual PFO 400w/Radium 20K) and 2xFrag Tanks (One TEK T5 fixture and one MH, Galaxy/Phoenix) on same system w/100g sump w/6"x100g DSB, AquaC EV-1000 Skimmer, Reeflo Barracuda return pump

11/22/2008, 01:27 AM	#4
Flipper62 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Naperville, Il. Business Owner, President & CEO Posts: 3,045	If you move them they can take time for them to adjust to the light, water flow...etc. If you move them today, they may look bad....but they need time to adjust. Then you move them again in a day or 2 ......and still look bad......WELL....you didn't give it enough time to adjust. If you move it, give it some time to settle in. __________________ If todays automobile had followed the same development as the computer, A Rolls Royce would cost $100.00. It would get a million miles per gallon, but it would explode once a year killing everyone inside." Current Tanks... 90 gal Reef... My awesome Office BioCube....( 180 was on hold ..no time ) ... The 180 gal has been sold...Yay..yay..yay. Hobby Experience: 19 years Reef...22 years FW

11/22/2008, 10:35 AM	#5
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	How long have they been looking like this? And are you sure there are not zoanthid pests in the tank? __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

11/22/2008, 12:02 PM	#7
volcom69 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: PA Posts: 1,132	To much flow maybe

11/22/2008, 07:52 PM	#8
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	Search for zoanthids nudibranchs, spiders, snails, and diseases. You may do well browsing the zoanthid forum hear on IDing and finding the different potential pests. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?