lanman October 6, 2009 October 6, 2009 Davelin's xmas tree acro (what's left of it) has these little yellow 'dots' waving around on tiny thin stems all over the surface of it. Is it spawning?? bob
lanman October 6, 2009 Author October 6, 2009 Same or similar yellow spots on the blue-tip staghorn... Leishman's table acro is getting dark spots in some of the polyps... I wish most of my acro's weren't OUT of the tank!! Same corals in the other tanks aren't doing it - just the display. bob
ctenophore October 6, 2009 October 6, 2009 Given its size and all that it has been through recently, I would tend to doubt it, unless it is bailout/last resort spawning. I thought that was typical only for brooders though, like Pocillopora etc. Most acros are broadcast spawners. It's possible that little colony is releasing eggs.
ctenophore October 6, 2009 October 6, 2009 Same or similar yellow spots on the blue-tip staghorn... Leishman's table acro is getting dark spots in some of the polyps... I wish most of my acro's weren't OUT of the tank!! Same corals in the other tanks aren't doing it - just the display. bob LOL maybe you have a new undiscovered acro parasite
ctenophore October 6, 2009 October 6, 2009 If it turns out to be spawning, along with some other acros, then you should really try to collect the eggs in case some of the other corals are releasing sperm. Turn off your skimmer and sump pump, see if anything floats to the surface. Mike could probably help you rig up a settling chamber. Wouldn't it be cool if you got a true hybrid acro from an in-tank spawn? Now THAT would be a coral you could legitimately name as the newest 'LE'
dbartco October 6, 2009 October 6, 2009 am i the only one thinking redbugs? Egg spawning occurs from the polyp. Maybe the qt tank has been nuked enough with the aefw that it is not on them?
reefhunter October 7, 2009 October 7, 2009 (edited) redbugs bob! I am 99% sure they are red bugs. look closely at all smooth skinned acros.. I bet you have thousands... they are tiny! Edited October 7, 2009 by reefhunter
reefhunter October 7, 2009 October 7, 2009 (edited) http://www.wamas.org/totm_data/totm_2009_10/pic14tn.jpg this coral from your TOTM pics looks covered in them also... look at your teal stag... I have that same coral and when I get redbugs I look at that coral first because its easy to see them... you should be able to see some of them running around on the corals... I have found not all of them move... maybe 5% run around... ? Edited October 7, 2009 by reefhunter
ctenophore October 7, 2009 October 7, 2009 I assumed no redbugs since everything has been dipped in permanganate for aefw. Is that right, Bob? Did redbugs live through a permanganate treatment?
Almon October 7, 2009 October 7, 2009 The name Red Bug comes from the red spot on top of the head of the small yellow crustacean. They cause loss of color and poor polyp extension in the corals. Breakout the Interceptor!
lanman October 7, 2009 Author October 7, 2009 The name Red Bug comes from the red spot on top of the head of the small yellow crustacean. They cause loss of color and poor polyp extension in the corals. Breakout the Interceptor! I keep learning something new every day. How come nobody mentioned redbugs were almost microscopic?? And I've been looking at those same pieces of coral (including under a magnifying glass) as I take them out of the tank - most recently last night. None of those things were on it - and today there are thousands (but just on a couple of corals that I can see). When I first looked tonight, none of them were moving. NOW - lots of them are moving. Do they really appear that quickly? Photos/movies to come shortly. bob
lanman October 7, 2009 Author October 7, 2009 Started a new thread with pictures of the redbugs... Obviously it's not a coral spawn. bob
ctenophore October 7, 2009 October 7, 2009 Too bad. I figured a spawn was highly unlikely but still would have been cool. Stupid Occam and his razor.
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