Acanthophelia help!!

[STRIPERVIPER]

I have 3 acanthophelia. All we're doing great for a while. Eating regularly and fully "puffed" up. Now two seem to be dying on me. The third is happy as can be. The worst case has the skeleton sticking through the meat and mouth is open. The other is shriveled up and u can clearly see the skeleton under the flesh and is losing color. Neither of the sickly ones extend their feeders. Any suggestions on how I can attempt to save them. My parameters are all good except my alk which was high at around 10.5 and I'm lowering it slowly as to not shock all my other corals. I will do a water change when I get salt hopefully Thursday. Please any suggestions are appreciated because they were super expensive.

 

[92CornerReef]

has the light or flow changed recently? that always affects mine. i know the like low light, low flow areas.

 

[STRIPERVIPER]

Lights

I did turn the intensity on my lights up. I put the acanthophelia in the shade some. Hopefully that'll help

 

[da2145r]

Do u feed them even thou they don't need to be fed it's a good idea too I was loosing one of mine until I started feeding it now it recovered


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[STRIPERVIPER]

Feeding

I was feeding them but they have not extended their feeders in a while so how do I feed them?

 

[STRIPERVIPER]

Shade

Shade doesn't seem to be helping. Water change in the morning.

 

[medusala]

How much flow? Maybe too much direct flow?

 

[medusala]

Here is a video about them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8UtUbRkhro

 

[medusala]

And here is another video, which says they must be fed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Msf5WtrSphc

 

[STRIPERVIPER]

Feeding

I know to feed them but they no longer extend their feeder tentacles at all. How do I feed if they won't accept food? Should I try to push food into their mouths? Doesn't help that shrimp, hermits, and snails try to steal anything I give my lps.

 

[marrone]

Since you haven't been feeding them it's going to take sometime for the feeder tentacles to start to come out again. So, try feeding them just before the lights are schedule to go off or just after they go off. Eventually the feeder tentacles will start to come out again.