I give up! Birds Nest & I don't mix...

The Grizz · #1 01-20-2010, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by fishytime

well....Seriatopora are not acropora, so dont assume they will behave the same way

.....now that I ve the pics, I think Laurier hit the nail on the head.....kinda looks like tip burn from light (or possibly flow too)

ok clue me in which one is the Seriatopora. i was thinkin gthe same thing about burnt tips, should I put them lower in the tank and what do I do about the dead tips?

fishytime · #2 01-20-2010, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by The Grizz

ok clue me in which one is the Seriatopora. i was thinkin gthe same thing about burnt tips, should I put them lower in the tank and what do I do about the dead tips?

Seriatopora, is the birds nest family of sps.....yup definitely put them lower in the tank..... you could leave the tips and they will likely grow over the "scar"s in time, or you could snip em off.....do keep an eye on it and if it recedes anymore try the crazy glue trick....

The Grizz · #3 01-20-2010, 06:56 PM

When I got them from Snappy he told me the smaller taller one was his birds of many colors and the other one was a pink birds nest.

fencer · #4 01-20-2010, 07:02 PM

I would just cut some of the dead growth off. It really doesn't look like STN. My BN's sit in the top half of the tank under 250's

Delphinus · #5 01-20-2010, 08:22 PM

That could also be damage from something stinging it. Was there any neighbouring corals nearby, or could it have been tipped over into something?

The Grizz · #6 01-20-2010, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

That could also be damage from something stinging it. Was there any neighbouring corals nearby, or could it have been tipped over into something?

Nothing near then at all. I have a flat rock that has hole's drilled into it for frag plug and they were in there away from everything else as they are at the top of the rock pile.

sharuq1 · #7 01-21-2010, 12:07 AM

I'd have to agree with the advice to place it lower in the tank. I found that my birdsnests did their best growing at midlevel or at high level but slightly shaded (in other words that one was high, but it was also under a brace so it was shaded a bit). Too much light=burned

Sometimes these just go for no apparent reason too. I had one that was doing great for over a year and one day it a bunch of it just inexplicably died. *shrug*