frogspawn wont expand and is limp

pipebash · 03-13-2002, 01:22 AM

i just got a frogspawn the other day and it will not blow itself up. ive tried different spots in the tank and it wont open i have 285 watts o light on a 25 gal. tank 175 bein MH.all of my tests are in good i did a water change before putting it in.what is goin on anybody experience this. thanks all!

bongobrian · 03-13-2002, 08:28 AM

What are the specs on the tank that it came from? such as lighting, temp, salinity, etc. Perhaps you got it from a tank that is very different from yours in these respects. If that is the case, the coral is probably just in the process of establishing itself in the tank. Is the coral opening at all? I know that when I got my frogspawn it wasn't fully open at first but after a couple of weeks it would open all the way up.

pipebash · 03-13-2002, 12:42 PM

i think the tank at the lfs didnt have as much light but everything else is pretty much the same. so i guess its just a light thing huh? ok cool ill give it a couple weeks then thanks!

Elmo18 · 03-13-2002, 02:33 PM

Hi, I would actually place the frogspawn a little deeper in the tank. If you said the LFS didn't have much lighting on it (how long was it at the LFS before you bought it??) it may have adjusted to the LFS's lighting. Place it deeper in the water column, but still have water flow around it.

Also, is it "limp" like the tentacles are just bending down, or is it not even "protruding"?

Good luck, keep us posted

- Ilham (Elmo)

pipebash · 03-14-2002, 01:12 AM

well some of it is limp and some of it is somewhat puffed up but its nowhere near the size that it was in the store

03-13-2002, 01:22 AM	#1
pipebash Just Moved In Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6	frogspawn wont expand and is limp i just got a frogspawn the other day and it will not blow itself up. ive tried different spots in the tank and it wont open i have 285 watts o light on a 25 gal. tank 175 bein MH.all of my tests are in good i did a water change before putting it in.what is goin on anybody experience this. thanks all!

03-13-2002, 08:28 AM	#2
bongobrian Mayor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Posts: 657	What are the specs on the tank that it came from? such as lighting, temp, salinity, etc. Perhaps you got it from a tank that is very different from yours in these respects. If that is the case, the coral is probably just in the process of establishing itself in the tank. Is the coral opening at all? I know that when I got my frogspawn it wasn't fully open at first but after a couple of weeks it would open all the way up. __________________ Brian For those about to rock... I salute you! www.bongobrian.com Talk to me! aol: bongobrian78 msn: bongobrian@hotmail.com yahoo: bongobrian78

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03-13-2002, 12:42 PM	#3
pipebash Just Moved In Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6	i think the tank at the lfs didnt have as much light but everything else is pretty much the same. so i guess its just a light thing huh? ok cool ill give it a couple weeks then thanks!

03-13-2002, 02:33 PM	#4
Elmo18 Governor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,514	Hi, I would actually place the frogspawn a little deeper in the tank. If you said the LFS didn't have much lighting on it (how long was it at the LFS before you bought it??) it may have adjusted to the LFS's lighting. Place it deeper in the water column, but still have water flow around it. Also, is it "limp" like the tentacles are just bending down, or is it not even "protruding"? Good luck, keep us posted - Ilham (Elmo)

03-14-2002, 01:12 AM	#5
pipebash Just Moved In Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6	well some of it is limp and some of it is somewhat puffed up but its nowhere near the size that it was in the store

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