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LPS: Blastomussa (cont.)

Lobophyllia Go!
Lobophyllia sp.

This is another coral that's doing much better since the fragging of Acro 19. At one time, it appeared to be slowing succumbing to advancing zoanthids but has now regained the strength to keep them at bay.

Symphyllia Go! Both doing well. Number 1 has been moved around a bit and is now directly on the tank's bottom. Number 2 has always been on the bottom and now seems to be growing onto the plexi without any ill effects

Archives Go!

Cynarina

Sadly returned to an LFS dues to space limitations.

Pectinia

Lost in last years CS/IO episode.

Scolymia:

Withered away early last winter.

Softies:Go!

Not much left of this category. I am guessing that as the tank continues to move toward 'sps' dominance, the chemical warfare becomes harder and harder for the softies to take. There is only one left now and it is not at all happy.

Sinularia dura

Withering away due to encroachment of mushrooms, zoanthids, and perhaps most importantly, chemical warfare between itself and the nearly 50 'sps' colonies

dominating the tank. This piece was even attacked by cyanobacteria and seemed defenseless in fighting it off. Probably will not survive to the next update.

Capnella imbricata 1 & 2:

Number one was picked to death by Atilla in '02. Number 2 was returned to an LFS in'03 due to lack of space.

Lobophytum sp:

Did you ever have a coral just up and walk away on you? Guess it's just me then. Last May my long time Lobophytum apparently got tired of fighting (chemically) with its tankmates and decided it couldn't take it anymore. The first signs of trouble started several months ago when the polyps retracted. I thought it was just going through its usual molting thing and didn't pay it much attention. Even when it began to 'deflate' a bit and grow more pale, I didn't think much of it because it had been acting strangely since the CS/IO episode. It certainly remained firm and in color. Then by about early April, it really began to sag off its rock, its head actually bending downwards toward the bottom of the tank. Now, THAT I thought was peculiar but I didn't know what to do about it. Besides, the piece wasn't decaying at all so I wasn't even sure I should do anything at this point. So I just watched as day after day it seemed to sag more and more until about the first week in May, I noticed a little 'tear' in it's base. This tear grew more and more until some two weeks later, it had completely separated