White patches on Monti

[Greywolf]

Dear all,

I am not too sure why part of my monti has turned white slowly over the last one month. Should I frag it or leave it to recover ? Please help !! Thanks !! My parameters are as follows

PH 8.4

Ca 400

KH 8.5

PO4 <0.025

Salinity 1.024

Temp 25-26.5 degree

[bellinayu]

There could be monti eating nudis in yr montis. Mine also turned white at the base all of a sudden when they seem to be growing a month back. Found out that there were nudis on them.

Look carefully to spot white stuff on the montis. They are really small. Best if you could remove them from yr tank. Snip off the dead part and also use a toothbrush to brush them off. Try to do a through brushing. A freshwater dip or quarantine them for a month would be good too to get rid of the eggs. They nudis population spread really fast so you'll have to monitor them closely.

[Greywolf]

There could be monti eating nudis in yr montis. Mine also turned white at the base all of a sudden when they seem to be growing a month back. Found out that there were nudis on them.

Look carefully to spot white stuff on the montis. They are really small. Best if you could remove them from yr tank. Snip off the dead part and also use a toothbrush to brush them off. Try to do a through brushing. A freshwater dip or quarantine them for a month would be good too to get rid of the eggs. They nudis population spread really fast so you'll have to monitor them closely.

Thanks Bellinayu. I have tried moving them to a higher flow location. tried looking for nudis but to no avail. Will continue to monitor. But good suggestion on the eradication process. Thanks.

[drato11]

Dear all,

I am not too sure why part of my monti has turned white slowly over the last one month. Should I frag it or leave it to recover ? Please help !! Thanks !! My parameters are as follows

PH 8.4

Ca 400

KH 8.5

PO4 <0.025

Salinity 1.024

Temp 25-26.5 degree

Yo Bro, your parameters look real fine, except for PO4. Try to reduce it to undetectable.

Looking at the monti, most likely is the lack of flow at the inner side, hence the portion inside receding over time. Montis don't need high flow, but make sure it's not at some dead spot. Look at the shape it's growing, the inner side will receive the least flow. Maybe turn it such that flow can actually flow into the inner side.

For now, my advice is to frag out the healthy parts, else the receding part may spread.

Will try to drop by ur place this weekend if i can yeh?

See ya!

[punk12123]

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