About my PPE's

Ventralis321 · 04/21/2008, 10:42 PM

So I bought this colony of PPE's about a month or so ago. They came in kinda weak. So far they haven't expanded much and the color is no where to be found. Does anybody have any suggestions on placement etc...? By the way they had a little green on the skirts so I'm pretty sure they are true. Also as you can see on the bottom I have Stardust PPE's that look great.

650-IS350 · 04/21/2008, 10:49 PM

all the way on the bottom till they get they're colors back. you can also have them LIGHTLY shaded but still getting light.

Ventralis321 · 04/21/2008, 10:50 PM

So it's just getting light shocked?

650-IS350 · 04/21/2008, 10:55 PM

did you put it up there from the get?

Ventralis321 · 04/21/2008, 11:10 PM

No I had them lower and they looked the same still. I just moved them up there about 4 days ago. I have better flow up there. And now I just moved them back down.

Ventralis321 · 04/21/2008, 11:11 PM

I'm thinking they need time to heal and adjust which sucks cause I paid an arm and a leg for them.

kellyjn · 04/22/2008, 12:00 AM

They'll come around. I bought some PPE's in the past that didn't have much color in the skirt just like yours. Got a semi-decent deal on them because of it. I could only really see green in the skirts under actinics and looking at them at the correct angle. Seller (good seller from here on RC) said they were in the corner of his frag tank not getting light. I put them mid-high in my tank. I'm running Iwasaki 2-175w Aqua2's and 2-96w Dual actinics. Took forever (months) to get their color back, but they did. Very green now. Hang in there.

goldmaniac · 04/22/2008, 12:36 PM

every zoa i've gotten so far (only about a dozen) that wouldn't open and looked like that was getting too much light. Move it down, let it open, regain color, and then slowly bring it up to the level you want.

Ventralis321 · 04/22/2008, 12:51 PM

ah thanks.

04/21/2008, 10:42 PM	#1
Ventralis321 Moved On Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Home is where you make it... Posts: 207	About my PPE's So I bought this colony of PPE's about a month or so ago. They came in kinda weak. So far they haven't expanded much and the color is no where to be found. Does anybody have any suggestions on placement etc...? By the way they had a little green on the skirts so I'm pretty sure they are true. Also as you can see on the bottom I have Stardust PPE's that look great.

04/21/2008, 10:49 PM	#2
650-IS350 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Brisbane, Bay Area Posts: 13,318	all the way on the bottom till they get they're colors back. you can also have them LIGHTLY shaded but still getting light. __________________ Charles , AKA " DELSOL650 "

04/21/2008, 10:55 PM	#4
650-IS350 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Brisbane, Bay Area Posts: 13,318	did you put it up there from the get? __________________ Charles , AKA " DELSOL650 "

04/21/2008, 10:50 PM	#3
Ventralis321 Moved On Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Home is where you make it... Posts: 207	So it's just getting light shocked?

04/21/2008, 11:10 PM	#5
Ventralis321 Moved On Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Home is where you make it... Posts: 207	No I had them lower and they looked the same still. I just moved them up there about 4 days ago. I have better flow up there. And now I just moved them back down.

04/21/2008, 11:11 PM	#6
Ventralis321 Moved On Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Home is where you make it... Posts: 207	I'm thinking they need time to heal and adjust which sucks cause I paid an arm and a leg for them.

04/22/2008, 12:00 AM	#7
kellyjn Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: St. Louis Posts: 132	They'll come around. I bought some PPE's in the past that didn't have much color in the skirt just like yours. Got a semi-decent deal on them because of it. I could only really see green in the skirts under actinics and looking at them at the correct angle. Seller (good seller from here on RC) said they were in the corner of his frag tank not getting light. I put them mid-high in my tank. I'm running Iwasaki 2-175w Aqua2's and 2-96w Dual actinics. Took forever (months) to get their color back, but they did. Very green now. Hang in there.

04/22/2008, 12:36 PM	#8
goldmaniac Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Yardley, PA Posts: 1,532	every zoa i've gotten so far (only about a dozen) that wouldn't open and looked like that was getting too much light. Move it down, let it open, regain color, and then slowly bring it up to the level you want.

04/22/2008, 12:51 PM	#9
Ventralis321 Moved On Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Home is where you make it... Posts: 207	ah thanks.