Weapon_Master Posted March 28, 2004 Share Posted March 28, 2004 As above. Saw it few hours after moving it around. Is this normal? Saw that there is a brown slime disease for hammer. Is bubble prone to this disease? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member dravan Posted March 28, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted March 28, 2004 hows the slime like? could be its waste products... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon_Master Posted March 28, 2004 Author Share Posted March 28, 2004 The slime is brownish and its like a string (hair strand) and gets blown away by the current in the tank. The slime is not covering the bubble. It seems to have just stop excreting the brown slime. What could it be? Is it normal? Water parameters are good as my jewel just gave birth. It was very bloated this afternoon and I was afraid that something is wrong. After which I saw its baby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member trader_best Posted March 28, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted March 28, 2004 just to share...after i fed my bubble some plankton tablets, it also release the brown slime, its tread-like, i believe tat is its waste products.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon_Master Posted March 28, 2004 Author Share Posted March 28, 2004 Thanks. I certainly hope that it is juz its waste. I fed DT yesterday and not today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ryz Posted March 28, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted March 28, 2004 my frogspawn does that too. Think it's waste. Quote Live and Let Live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponsor Michael Young Posted March 28, 2004 Sponsor Share Posted March 28, 2004 Frogspawn, Torch and Hammer corals all belong to the same family Euphyllia and are all susceptible to protozoans attacks. The brown slime that your hammer and frogspawn are excreting are symtomatic of such an attack. What you could do is give your coral a freshwater dip (1 minute) to get rid of the protozoans and than putting the whole colony back in saltwater; then direct a strong current at them to flush away all the mucus as well as to prevent re-infection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon_Master Posted March 28, 2004 Author Share Posted March 28, 2004 Thanks for your advice Michael. I will do it right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponsor Michael Young Posted March 28, 2004 Sponsor Share Posted March 28, 2004 Thanks for your advice Michael. I will do it right away. Please make sure the freshwater is dechlorinated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon_Master Posted March 28, 2004 Author Share Posted March 28, 2004 Yup. Just added in Anti Chlorine and Chloramine and its now with the air pump. Will wait for another hour before doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon_Master Posted March 29, 2004 Author Share Posted March 29, 2004 I brought it for a Freshwater dip yesterday night and used a Power head to blow away all the brown slime. This morning noticed that some of its mouth is still open but no brown slime. Is this normal? Read from other thread that AT has advised using Seachem Reef Dip for such disease. Should I be doing that or is Fresh Water dip good enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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