Strange frogspawn incident

cjrudy · 02/27/2011, 09:46 AM

So I had a frogspawn with two small heads, about 2 months ago one shriveled up never to be seen again, a week later the second head popped itself off of the skeleton. It floated around the tank for a few days finally settling in a hole in a rock. It was there for a week or so and still had its color and then it disappeared. Here we are a month later and this little frogspawn remnant has reappeared and attached itself to a leather coral. Has anyone heard of this, is it still alive?

Sk8r · 02/27/2011, 09:54 AM

It's possible. But the relationship is not going to be happy for one of them. You might take a razor and cut the leather (not it) to free it, then run carbon (always when cutting a leather or softie). Put the head in a small, round juice glass, spot-feeding it now and again if it doesn't seem to get enough. They WILL grow a stony foot, if they can avoid getting moved and swept up, and if the calcium content of the water is sufficient. Are you supplementing calcium in your tank? This is ultimately a necessity with stony coral.

02/27/2011, 09:46 AM	#1
cjrudy Registered Member. Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Williamsville Posts: 359	Strange frogspawn incident So I had a frogspawn with two small heads, about 2 months ago one shriveled up never to be seen again, a week later the second head popped itself off of the skeleton. It floated around the tank for a few days finally settling in a hole in a rock. It was there for a week or so and still had its color and then it disappeared. Here we are a month later and this little frogspawn remnant has reappeared and attached itself to a leather coral. Has anyone heard of this, is it still alive?

02/27/2011, 09:54 AM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	It's possible. But the relationship is not going to be happy for one of them. You might take a razor and cut the leather (not it) to free it, then run carbon (always when cutting a leather or softie). Put the head in a small, round juice glass, spot-feeding it now and again if it doesn't seem to get enough. They WILL grow a stony foot, if they can avoid getting moved and swept up, and if the calcium content of the water is sufficient. Are you supplementing calcium in your tank? This is ultimately a necessity with stony coral. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

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