Bleached Rock Flowers

schnebbles · 10/30/2017, 07:58 AM

I read the post on this topic but I don't have any doner to use.

They look healthy, other than they are bleached. They eat whenever I feed them. Usually a piece of silverside or krill.

Should I start feeding them more frequently? They are the green ones but I like them and can't afford the awesome colored ones. They open up every day, take food very easily.

Any other tips? I would like to get more but I need to be sure I'm not going to kill them. I have a 40b with an Orbit Marine Pro.

They are on the bottom so about 16" down from the light or so. The one moved up on the side of a rock, the other one is on the bottom of the tank.

How often is too often to feed?

thank you!

jaykm · 10/30/2017, 08:10 AM

Can you post a picture?

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schnebbles · 10/30/2017, 10:12 AM

the one on the ground is hard to get a pic of because it's right up against the glass. And ya, I can't get rid of the cyano. ugh. They were both green when I got them - the first one looks more true to color as to when I got it but it had more green, the 2nd one was almost all green, now he's all white

I just tested every parameter in my tank yesterday and all was good except a slight ammonia which I tend to get because I seem to overfeed. I watch it closely now. My calcium was 340 so it's a hair low so I added some Seachem stuff to help raise calcium. Need to check it again today but haven't yet. Everything else was in normal parameters.

theshaman · 11/02/2017, 05:04 PM

I got a bleached one for cheap. Put it in my tank and it disappeared. A few months later it emerged from its hiding spot and it was all colored up bright red.
I would leave it to do its thing.

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schnebbles · 11/02/2017, 06:13 PM

I don't think there is much I can do but that's interesting!

Pond Boy · 11/03/2017, 06:18 AM

I bought three where bleached. One turned red with green strips and the other one is a bright green with pink out lines. The last one is all brown with yellow spots.They do recover over time but do not give them a lot of light..

schnebbles · 11/18/2017, 06:00 AM

So they Do or don't need light? It seems I'm getting conflicting info.

Should I move them perhaps under a spot where the light isn't so bright?

Yesterday someone said they probably don't have enough light. Confused!

Pond Boy · 11/18/2017, 02:45 PM

Dunno what light you have so I would say err on the side of less is more. Mine moved to a few spots before they found a place they liked the flow and light. You can always give more light but it's never a good idea to blast them with all the light you have if they are bleached.
Go slow give them some time to get acclimated to the light you have.

10/30/2017, 07:58 AM	#1
schnebbles Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 475	Bleached Rock Flowers I read the post on this topic but I don't have any doner to use. They look healthy, other than they are bleached. They eat whenever I feed them. Usually a piece of silverside or krill. Should I start feeding them more frequently? They are the green ones but I like them and can't afford the awesome colored ones. They open up every day, take food very easily. Any other tips? I would like to get more but I need to be sure I'm not going to kill them. I have a 40b with an Orbit Marine Pro. They are on the bottom so about 16" down from the light or so. The one moved up on the side of a rock, the other one is on the bottom of the tank. How often is too often to feed? thank you!

11/03/2017, 06:18 AM	#7
Pond Boy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: In a tube amp Posts: 141	I bought three where bleached. One turned red with green strips and the other one is a bright green with pink out lines. The last one is all brown with yellow spots.They do recover over time but do not give them a lot of light.. __________________ Bringing back a 12g JBJ from some serious neglect... Current Tank Info: JBJ 12g

11/18/2017, 02:45 PM	#9
Pond Boy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: In a tube amp Posts: 141	Dunno what light you have so I would say err on the side of less is more. Mine moved to a few spots before they found a place they liked the flow and light. You can always give more light but it's never a good idea to blast them with all the light you have if they are bleached. Go slow give them some time to get acclimated to the light you have. __________________ Bringing back a 12g JBJ from some serious neglect... Current Tank Info: JBJ 12g

10/30/2017, 08:10 AM	#2
jaykm Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 14	Can you post a picture? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

10/30/2017, 10:10 AM	#3
schnebbles Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 475	Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

10/30/2017, 10:12 AM	#4
schnebbles Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 475	the one on the ground is hard to get a pic of because it's right up against the glass. And ya, I can't get rid of the cyano. ugh. They were both green when I got them - the first one looks more true to color as to when I got it but it had more green, the 2nd one was almost all green, now he's all white I just tested every parameter in my tank yesterday and all was good except a slight ammonia which I tend to get because I seem to overfeed. I watch it closely now. My calcium was 340 so it's a hair low so I added some Seachem stuff to help raise calcium. Need to check it again today but haven't yet. Everything else was in normal parameters.

11/02/2017, 05:04 PM	#5
theshaman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 556	I got a bleached one for cheap. Put it in my tank and it disappeared. A few months later it emerged from its hiding spot and it was all colored up bright red. I would leave it to do its thing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

11/02/2017, 06:13 PM	#6
schnebbles Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 475	I don't think there is much I can do but that's interesting!

11/18/2017, 06:00 AM	#8
schnebbles Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 475	So they Do or don't need light? It seems I'm getting conflicting info. Should I move them perhaps under a spot where the light isn't so bright? Yesterday someone said they probably don't have enough light. Confused!