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The staghorn corals in the carribean have already been decimated, I don't get the 35 year prognosis. It'll be gone a lot faster if nothing is done. This is one of the main reasons why this club supports organizations like this:
Coral Restoration Foundation | Restoring & Protecting Reefs
it was probably being fed during the day - which is why it opened when it did. When are you feeding it? You may need to "train" it by covering it when feeding (or taking it out and placing in a cup with food). Good luck! They are beautiful and I used to diligently feed each polyp. I gave...
My opinion - Send mark the paypal for the shipping so he can be rid of these shirts. It's not fair to him to have to have these still after all the work he has done.
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I hate to break this to you - but while you need to be optimistic and hope for the best, you should be prepared for the worst case scenario - which would be all the fish get infected with ich.
There are a few things I would like to point out on your initial post.
#1. Chromis do...
Another plug for James (Njtiger24aquariums) - nice job. I am going to slowly back away from the keyboard and catch a netflix movie. next change i hope will be giving me a smiley face that is similar to what i can get in LINE mobile app or Android.
honestly this nonsense of leaving the hobby must mean i am in the twilight zone. Please ask phyl to meet me asap to discuss organizing a large group buy at your house John. Ha ha ha!
I've got tons of asterinas - but i also have a halloween urchin that I like to keep (bulldozer though he is) - I think the harlequin will consume urchins as well.