Rhizo opens but tentacles are short and stumpy

[Eniram]

Hey reefers, has anyone experienced the above with your Rhizo? When it opens the tentacles are short and stumpy very unlike the 1st time it opened. Could it be its over exhausted from eating too large prawn meat?

pls share and advice

[teebs]

U mean when it first eat finish the prawn meat or at night? Normally Rhizos will open their tentacles fully only at night. By the way, if you want to feed your Rhizo large pieces of prawn meat, my suggestion is to feed it only 1-2 times per week. Feed too much and it might die instead.

[Eniram]

U mean when it first eat finish the prawn meat or at night? Normally Rhizos will open their tentacles fully only at night. By the way, if you want to feed your Rhizo large pieces of prawn meat, my suggestion is to feed it only 1-2 times per week. Feed too much and it might die instead.

Ok thanks for the tip peter.

At night when it opens the tentacles are short and stumpy unlike the other Rhizo that i have her tentacles are very normal. I think i must stuffed the poor chap when i gave a slightly large prawn and the next morning i saw slime around the mouth area.

Oh dear there hope it will recover!!

[richhang]

Ok thanks for the tip peter.

At night when it opens the tentacles are short and stumpy unlike the other Rhizo that i have her tentacles are very normal. I think i must stuffed the poor chap when i gave a slightly large prawn and the next morning i saw slime around the mouth area.

Oh dear there hope it will recover!!

Dun think u r overfeeding ur rizho.I feed mine almost everyday with huge chunk of clam or prawn and it opens up well afterward.

[yikai]

Dun think u r overfeeding ur rizho.I feed mine almost everyday with huge chunk of clam or prawn and it opens up well afterward.

continue doing that and it will die. trust me

[teebs]

Ok thanks for the tip peter.

At night when it opens the tentacles are short and stumpy unlike the other Rhizo that i have her tentacles are very normal. I think i must stuffed the poor chap when i gave a slightly large prawn and the next morning i saw slime around the mouth area.

Oh dear there hope it will recover!!

Another thing to take note of is the water flow around the Rhizo. If you put it where the current is hitting the Rhizo face on, then the Rhizo will not open fully.

I somehow don't think over feeding once will cause slime to form around the rhizo mouth. Maybe you can check if nearby corals are irritating the rhizo.

[Eniram]

Another thing to take note of is the water flow around the Rhizo. If you put it where the current is hitting the Rhizo face on, then the Rhizo will not open fully.

I somehow don't think over feeding once will cause slime to form around the rhizo mouth. Maybe you can check if nearby corals are irritating the rhizo.

Hmmm very unlikely as its isolated from the rest of the coral. Will monitor it and hope all goes well

[Thexder]

Anyone kept their rhizo longer than a year? Its seems mine is receding...

[richreef]

Anyone kept their rhizo longer than a year? Its seems mine is receding...

got mine from another reefer,and has kept it, coming to almost 1.5 yrs,he has it for 0.5yr total 2yrs,and its still healthy.

[wilsontantw]

Bro, just spray cyclopeeze then wait 5 mind and some henry's food ard it. It should open up nicely. I usually do that every 3 to 5 days.

It opens during the day too.