star polyps

[seahawkjohnny]

I have a rock of star polyps that has been in my tank for a year they have looked great all this time, than suddenly this past weekend they have not come out, I did a 25% WC and still the same...Has anyone else run across this problem?

[gregt]

Have you tested your water parameters, especially ammonia and nitrite?

My star polyps are usually a pretty good "canary in a coal mine" for water quality issues.

[seahawkjohnny]

Originally posted by gregt
Have you tested your water parameters, especially ammonia and nitrite?

My star polyps are usually a pretty good "canary in a coal mine" for water quality issues.

everything is great.....My inverts, and xenia are all doing great, including the daughter section of th SPs, which was doing the samething just days before...I was kinda thinking they might be having a downtime......

[Harpo]

Bob, has a large rock,covered with green stars. They went about 5 weeks without opening. Bob called me Sunday and said they suddenly reopened. Don't give up on them


Harpo

[hamburglar]

I have seen this happen to my star polyps a few times. They usually stay closed for a couple of weeks at a time. I think that in my case, this is triggered when my Zenia trys to grow on top of them. They always come back after 2-3 weeks just like nothing ever happened.

-Chris

[Scuba Bob]

As Harpo stated, I had a rock of star polyp that did not open at all for over a month. All of my tests showed that the water condition was within acceptable limits, however I had allowed my salinity to creep up to about 1.027. This to me did not seem too far out of line, since I do not mix my water, I obtain it all from the ocean and I usually run in the neighorhood of 1.025-1.026. While doing a water change, I diluted with fresh water to reduce my salinity back down to 1.025. The next day the polyps were open and alive. They look better than ever now.

Don't know if this helps you, but hey, this is one of my very few success stories, so I have to tell it.

Bob