What's wrong with my Dendrophyllia?

calk me Q · 07/13/2016, 10:19 AM

You may see from the pic. I feed them every three days with mysis shrimp or brine shrimp but ...seems they start to peel off from the skeleton.

I heard about overfeeding so that the food residue inside could spoil and kill them? Or does it because of the water quality? Any body could verify from my pic?

laga77 · 07/15/2016, 10:12 AM

Actually you are not feeding enough. They should be fed a minimum of every other day, maybe more. Some of my larger Dendros get fed every day. I feed very heavily and have never seen any harm from over feeding, don`t worry about.

Kody10 · 07/15/2016, 06:32 PM

Try to dip it l

Reef Frog · 07/22/2016, 09:04 PM

I couldn't see any flesh falling off from your pics. If you suspect a bacterial infection you may want to consider more flow and an antibacterial dip.

I've read accounts of undigested food rotting inside a polyp and they seemed quite credible, but the consequences didn't seem to be tissue falling off, if I relented correctly.

Dendros & Suns can definitely do well with feeding every 3 days or even longer intervals. Daily feeding may work out well, but it's by no means a requirement IME.

BarryV · 07/23/2016, 06:42 AM

Hi All,
Here is a photo of my Dendrophyllia seven heads. I feed
every other day mysis and brine soaked in Selcon. It has only
been in my tank for about three months and has added two new heads.
Barry

laga77 · 07/23/2016, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BarryV

Hi All,
Here is a photo of my Dendrophyllia seven heads. I feed
every other day mysis and brine soaked in Selcon. It has only
been in my tank for about three months and has added two new heads.
Barry

Beautiful. Keep up the good work.

calk me Q · 07/25/2016, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reef Frog

I couldn't see any flesh falling off from your pics. If you suspect a bacterial infection you may want to consider more flow and an antibacterial dip.

I've read accounts of undigested food rotting inside a polyp and they seemed quite credible, but the consequences didn't seem to be tissue falling off, if I relented correctly.

Dendros & Suns can definitely do well with feeding every 3 days or even longer intervals. Daily feeding may work out well, but it's by no means a requirement IME.

Thank you RF. I also suspect the bacterial infection however i dont know what i should do right now. Today a new head that has been in my tank for well over 8 months started to fall off

calk me Q · 07/25/2016, 10:16 AM

calk me Q · 07/25/2016, 10:19 AM

Any guys??

BarryV · 07/25/2016, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by calk me Q

Any guys??

This is all I could find: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2197083

Reef Frog · 07/25/2016, 04:15 PM

Do I see algae growing on the skeleton between the polyps? That can be a problem as it seems to irritate existing polyps and smother new growth.

calk me Q · 07/25/2016, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reef Frog

Do I see algae growing on the skeleton between the polyps? That can be a problem as it seems to irritate existing polyps and smother new growth.

No, it seems that the polype was doing really well until one day it started to fall off overnight.

calk me Q · 07/25/2016, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by BarryV

This is all I could find: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2197083

Thank you for the Info Barry but the problem of my Denro is not chronicle but an acute syndrome that quickly peels off the polyp.

07/13/2016, 10:19 AM	#1
calk me Q Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Shanghai China Posts: 199	What's wrong with my Dendrophyllia? You may see from the pic. I feed them every three days with mysis shrimp or brine shrimp but ...seems they start to peel off from the skeleton. I heard about overfeeding so that the food residue inside could spoil and kill them? Or does it because of the water quality? Any body could verify from my pic?

07/15/2016, 10:12 AM	#2
laga77 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Alsip, IL Posts: 1,133	Actually you are not feeding enough. They should be fed a minimum of every other day, maybe more. Some of my larger Dendros get fed every day. I feed very heavily and have never seen any harm from over feeding, don`t worry about. __________________ Four legs good. Two legs better. Current Tank Info: 50G SPS/NPS Reef, 120G Mixed Reef, 120G FOWRL, 29G Seahorse tank, 20G Observation tank,

07/15/2016, 06:32 PM	#3
Kody10 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 19	Try to dip it l

07/22/2016, 09:04 PM	#4
Reef Frog Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,121	I couldn't see any flesh falling off from your pics. If you suspect a bacterial infection you may want to consider more flow and an antibacterial dip. I've read accounts of undigested food rotting inside a polyp and they seemed quite credible, but the consequences didn't seem to be tissue falling off, if I relented correctly. Dendros & Suns can definitely do well with feeding every 3 days or even longer intervals. Daily feeding may work out well, but it's by no means a requirement IME.

07/23/2016, 06:42 AM	#5
BarryV Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Winston, Oregon Posts: 418	Hi All, Here is a photo of my Dendrophyllia seven heads. I feed every other day mysis and brine soaked in Selcon. It has only been in my tank for about three months and has added two new heads. Barry

07/25/2016, 10:16 AM	#8
calk me Q Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Shanghai China Posts: 199

07/25/2016, 10:19 AM	#9
calk me Q Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Shanghai China Posts: 199	Any guys??

07/25/2016, 04:15 PM	#11
Reef Frog Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,121	Do I see algae growing on the skeleton between the polyps? That can be a problem as it seems to irritate existing polyps and smother new growth.