View Full Version : Acro smells bad. Is it a goner?
LeanneP
03-14-2013, 02:33 AM
I have an acro that had some algae growing on it at the tips and they looked a little bleached. I broke off the areas of aglae but it still smells bad. It also didn't seem to react to me taking it out of the water. How do I know if it is still alive?
Leanne
Take a picture and show us :-)
Aquattro
03-14-2013, 02:56 AM
If acropora smells, it's still alive.
dreef
03-14-2013, 03:23 AM
Yeah acropora stinks even when it's living..i've grown to like the smell :) Dead ones,thats a putrid smell..one of the worst things to smell when you get a cooler delivered.
LeanneP
03-14-2013, 04:04 AM
It does smell pretty bad but I don't think it looks that bad. Ignore the yellow. It is just a shadow. What do you think? Any hope left for it?
Aquattro
03-14-2013, 05:32 AM
Looks fine. Leave it for a while and let it settle in and see if it colors up. Acro, to me, smells almost like those little baby corns, if you've ever smelled those :)
Some have also suggested that acros smell like sweet corn or stem cells. They definitely do have a distinct odor.
phi delt reefer
03-14-2013, 01:11 PM
Some have also suggested that acros smell like sweet corn or stem cells. They definitely do have a distinct odor.
who smells stem cells??? Must be a slow day at the lab!
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