+ACampbell Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 This stupid maze brain is killing everything around it. Is there any cure other than removing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishypets Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Looks like it needs a hair cut I once had a galexia coral that had some crazy sweepers. Your best bet is to move it some where it is not able to sting anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted August 11, 2006 Author Share Posted August 11, 2006 I wish I could. I think its time to get a bigger tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea horse Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 I have an old rock that came with the tank that looked like a dead maze brain but every once and a while something that look like the things in the picture pop out of the rock. Does that mean that it is still alive?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKarshens Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Maybe it is just really hungry. Try spot feeding it some mini mysis or something and see if they retract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammondegge Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 I have an old rock that came with the tank that looked like a dead maze brain but every once and a while something that look like the things in the picture pop out of the rock. Does that mean that it is still alive?! probably spaghetti worms http://www.wetwebmedia.com/worms.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea horse Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 No, there not spaggetie worms. I'll try feeding it. The things are almost always visible but they get longer at night. (not as long as the ones in the picture though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammondegge Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 maybe it's a Zombie coral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea horse Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 I touched one of the things with some tweezers and it stuch to the tweezers and then retracted into the rock. This rock looks totaly dead though! And when I bought the tank it only had pc lighting so how could it survive this long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caferacermike Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Andrew I am totally jealous of your problem. None of my brains ever extend sweepers. I think it's because I feed heavy and therfore they do not feel it is necessary to send them out. Seahorse I too would think that you have medussa or pasketti worms. Although I have had several LPS come back from the dead. Each one I knew immediately what was happening as I could see the actual coral growing, not a mysterious hidden section. Some were skeletons I got at Aquatek to seed my tank when I set it up. Another back to lifer was a hammer I bought and immediately broke the 4 heads apart into single branches (was going to split it witha friend). All but one head survived. I kept the dead algae covered piece near the top of the tank only because I forgot about it. Then one day about 5 months later I noticed about 12 tiny green spots, thought I was imagining it. It has completely grown out and is my favorite hammer. I've been told never throw an LPS away. Keep it in the sump or the tank and try putting it back in the light 6 months later as they sometimes do come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedude Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Andrew, Those sweepers are a lovely defense/feeding mechanism employed by your coral. The sweepers can actually grow longer and longer by the day until they're able to reach other corals in their proximity. Unfortunately the only perscription is A BIGGER TANK blob7.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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