I've heard when they start to bleach they go fast but wow. It was the peach frag I got from the frag work shop, very nice peice and was doing great, great color, polys were out almost all the time, actually one of the best looking acros I had. when I left for work monday morn. it looked fine, when I got back thursday night it was totally bleached. everything else looks fine just that one acro. Still don't know what happened, I left it in the tank just in cause it tries to recover, but last night I noticed some type of bug on it, I don't thing it was pods but not sure, they were dark and long looking. I fresh water dipped it just in case it was some type of red bug. even if it had bugs I don't think it would have bleached that quick. I hate it when things like this happed and you can't figure out why
It's not your falt, thats just the nature of the game with wild cought acros. Any fluctuation in water parametes or system equipment peformance can cause RTN. Thats why I prefer multi generation tank raised stuff that sucesfully adapted to a closed system enviroment. Also thats why I don't suport the "so called sps experts" People that puchase wild cought stuff and find one that actually manages to survive and market it with a catchy name like "purple monster". What they don't mention is the mortality rate.
Thanks SubaDog, I just hate when I loose something in my tank, I always feel as though I have failed somewere. I have also been trying to be more aware of were the corals I buy come from and try to get more things that are tank raised.
