Spots on magnifica?

blackthunda77 · 01/13/2018, 07:23 PM

My magnifica bleached a while back. I'm now noticing almost like freckles or spots randomly on some of the tentacles. Any ideas?

It's not as colorless as in the photo but i adjusted the color to bring out the location of the spots. The camera was having a hard time picking them up.

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Jamie1210 · 01/13/2018, 08:07 PM

Looks like its slowly coloring up. Are you feeding it?

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blackthunda77 · 01/13/2018, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Jamie1210

Looks like its slowly coloring up. Are you feeding it?

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Just fed it a shrimp which it looks like it's swallowing up. However I probably don't feed it as much as a should. Maybe once or twice a month.

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aznflyfisherman · 01/13/2018, 10:46 PM

From the picture, it looks like it might be bleached, I would continue to feed it more so that it recovers.

OrionN · 01/14/2018, 12:17 AM

The spots on the tentacles are the return of the zooxanthellae. That is a bleached Magnifica that is recovering. The brown spots will spread and give that anemone back it's healthy coloration.

blackthunda77 · 01/14/2018, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by OrionN

The spots on the tentacles are the return of the zooxanthellae. That is a bleached Magnifica that is recovering. The brown spots will spread and give that anemone back it's healthy coloration.

Thanks. Yes, I know it's bleached. Had some issues with higher nitrates for an extended period of time. But like I said, it's not as bleached as it looks. I had to adjust the color on the photo to make the spots easier to see.

How often should I be feeding it? Just took down a pretty large bait shrimp last night.

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OrionN · 01/14/2018, 08:12 AM

The spots are where the anemone have zooxznthellae. The rest of the area are bleached. Prior to the spots, the anemone is completely bleached.
If you want him to grow, then feed him. If you OK or want to keep him the same size then dot feed him.
You can feed him as much as every other day. Daily feeding of about 1/4 cubic inch chunk every other day is OK (.5X.5X.5 piece of seafood.)

blackthunda77 · 01/14/2018, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by OrionN

The spots are where the anemone have zooxznthellae. The rest of the area are bleached. Prior to the spots, the anemone is completely bleached.
If you want him to grow, then feed him. If you OK or want to keep him the same size then dot feed him.
You can feed him as much as every other day. Daily feeding of about 1/4 cubic inch chunk every other day is OK (.5X.5X.5 piece of seafood.)

I don't necessarily want it to grow any larger. I like the size it's at right now. However I would like it to color back up more quickly.

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OrionN · 01/14/2018, 10:42 PM

You can feed hime pencil eraser size food every few days. Regardless if you feed him or not his color will recover in 1-2 weeks

Kinetic · 01/14/2018, 11:10 PM

I echo what Minh is saying. Feeding will not help with zoanthellae. That will come back with good light and stable parameters.

Feeding will probably help the mag grow. I think you can probably feed once a week while the zoax comes back, just to give the anemone a bit of food in the meantime. If it's not totally bleached out, feeding probably isn't needed as long as it is building back it's photosynthetic source of food.

blackthunda77 · 01/19/2018, 09:52 AM

I guess I'll keep you guys posted. Not much more color yes as far as I can tell.

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blackthunda77 · 05/22/2018, 08:02 PM

Update.

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davocean · 05/22/2018, 08:06 PM

Nice comeback!

blackthunda77 · 05/23/2018, 03:41 PM

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Nice comeback!

Thanks

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OrionN · 05/23/2018, 05:37 PM

Looking heathy. Good job

blackthunda77 · 05/23/2018, 06:22 PM

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Looking heathy. Good job

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01/13/2018, 07:23 PM	#1
blackthunda77 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: East Coast/West Coast Posts: 4,887	Spots on magnifica? My magnifica bleached a while back. I'm now noticing almost like freckles or spots randomly on some of the tentacles. Any ideas? It's not as colorless as in the photo but i adjusted the color to bring out the location of the spots. The camera was having a hard time picking them up. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk __________________ - John *blackthunda stands for a black Mistubishi 3000GT with black rims I used to own. Don't get any funny ideas! Current Tank Info: 200 Gal custom tank with dual corner overflows, 80 gal custom sump/refugium, Neptune Apex controller, Dual Lumenmax Elite reflectors with 250 Radiums, SWC 160 Cone Skimmer, 2x Jebao WP-25....and some other stuff.

01/14/2018, 12:17 AM	#5
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	The spots on the tentacles are the return of the zooxanthellae. That is a bleached Magnifica that is recovering. The brown spots will spread and give that anemone back it's healthy coloration. __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

01/14/2018, 08:12 AM	#7
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	The spots are where the anemone have zooxznthellae. The rest of the area are bleached. Prior to the spots, the anemone is completely bleached. If you want him to grow, then feed him. If you OK or want to keep him the same size then dot feed him. You can feed him as much as every other day. Daily feeding of about 1/4 cubic inch chunk every other day is OK (.5X.5X.5 piece of seafood.) __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

01/14/2018, 10:42 PM	#9
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	You can feed hime pencil eraser size food every few days. Regardless if you feed him or not his color will recover in 1-2 weeks __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

01/19/2018, 09:52 AM	#11
blackthunda77 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: East Coast/West Coast Posts: 4,887	I guess I'll keep you guys posted. Not much more color yes as far as I can tell. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk __________________ - John *blackthunda stands for a black Mistubishi 3000GT with black rims I used to own. Don't get any funny ideas! Current Tank Info: 200 Gal custom tank with dual corner overflows, 80 gal custom sump/refugium, Neptune Apex controller, Dual Lumenmax Elite reflectors with 250 Radiums, SWC 160 Cone Skimmer, 2x Jebao WP-25....and some other stuff.

01/13/2018, 08:07 PM	#2
Jamie1210 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alhambra, CA Posts: 1,733	Looks like its slowly coloring up. Are you feeding it? Sent from my SM-J327T using Tapatalk

01/13/2018, 10:46 PM	#4
aznflyfisherman Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 957	From the picture, it looks like it might be bleached, I would continue to feed it more so that it recovers.

01/14/2018, 11:10 PM	#10
Kinetic Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 7,230	I echo what Minh is saying. Feeding will not help with zoanthellae. That will come back with good light and stable parameters. Feeding will probably help the mag grow. I think you can probably feed once a week while the zoax comes back, just to give the anemone a bit of food in the meantime. If it's not totally bleached out, feeding probably isn't needed as long as it is building back it's photosynthetic source of food.

05/22/2018, 08:02 PM	#12
blackthunda77 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: East Coast/West Coast Posts: 4,887	Update. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk __________________ - John *blackthunda stands for a black Mistubishi 3000GT with black rims I used to own. Don't get any funny ideas! Current Tank Info: 200 Gal custom tank with dual corner overflows, 80 gal custom sump/refugium, Neptune Apex controller, Dual Lumenmax Elite reflectors with 250 Radiums, SWC 160 Cone Skimmer, 2x Jebao WP-25....and some other stuff.

05/22/2018, 08:06 PM	#13
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	Nice comeback! __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

05/23/2018, 05:37 PM	#15
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	Looking heathy. Good job __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip