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My above response applies if the sac was actually physically torn or popped. As mentioned, they do contract their sacs. Actually it's thought that these vesticles are modified tentacles. (!)

The one animal (polyp) injured may die or have already died, but the rest of the colony is likely to be unaffected. Do keep an eye as Plerogyra, though generally quite hardy in captivity, are suceptible to brown jelly infections at the site of an injury, and that could take down the colony very...

Okay, corals die because they're not being provided with the environment that they need. I'm not sure where you purchased your corals, but they shouldn't have sold them to you without asking you questions about what kind of setup you have. It doesn't sound to me like you have a setup...

Okay, corals die because they're not being provided with the environment that they need. I'm not sure where you purchased your corals, but they shouldn't have sold them to you without asking you questions about what kind of setup you have. It doesn't sound to me like you have a setup...

Umm, I went back and read your water parameters. The nitrate has to go! You must keep the level below 10 ppm. Don't believe anyone who tells you that nitrate is okay for corals. You want that level ideally to be zero. Seriously. Secondly your pH is a little too low, unless you tested the pH...

If it's brown jelly, be worried. If it's nothing more than mucus secretion, and the coral tissue under the mucus looks healthy, it's just fine. Okay. Worst scenario, brown jelly. If the mucus started somewhere on the piece and spread, it's probably brown jelly. Take it out of the tank and...

On a side note, there are always pathogens in any tank. The quality of the water and the stress level of the fish are by far and large the determining factor in the outbreak of diseases. Stress equals low immune system equals sick fish. I quarantine all my fish and a few weeks ago, after...

On a side note, there are always pathogens in any tank. The quality of the water and the stress level of the fish are by far and large the determining factor in the outbreak of diseases. Stress equals low immune system equals sick fish. I quarantine all my fish and a few weeks ago, after...

I have heard good and bad things about Melafix, but my experience with it has been all good. It has never hurt any of my inverts and seems to speed healing time of minor injuries. I'd try that, and the whole garlic thing. It's antibacterial.

I do a five gallon water change (for 29 gallon tank) every Sunday with water aged for approximately five minutes. The temp is measured with my right hand...the corals love it...just thought I'd get everyone all excited...

One more thing...the medications could have seeped into the substrate and tank decorations if you have any. If you are going to go with an invert tank you may want to consider getting rid of all of it. Give it to someone with a fish only tank and buy new ones.

Obviously the first thing you should do is get them out of there and into a hospital tank with brand new water. Make water changes every day in the main tank, as large as possible, for at least a week or two. Change all your filter media, and clean out the filter. If it is in fact traces of...

No. Large polyped stony corals usually tolerate it, but small polyps and xeniids definitely do not. You'll kill 'em all. What are you trying to do? The only thing that a freshwater dip would do to live rock is possible get rid of flatworms or cyanobacteria...If you really must I guess you...

From what you said it sounds to me like White-band disease. Sometimes people call it white plague or white death (SORRY!) THere are two types. Type one causes a progressive white band or area that grows daily, usually by a few millimeters. Studies have been done, but no one is really sure...

Umm, actually everything added after the initial three damsels was quarantined for fourteen days in my ten gallon hospital tank. Except the coral, but I only have one species right now so that doesn't count. They only started getting sick and dying about a month after everything was in the...

Assuming my recent problems with fish disease cease and desist, I may at some point have recovered enough to get a new animal or two...am seriously tempted by Harlequin Shrimp even though I understand they feed on starfish...Does anyone have experience keeping them? How often would I have to...

Cycled the tank with LR and LS, added two damsels and a clownfish after a few weeks, then an orchid pseudochromis and a scooter blenny a few weeks after that. Fairly soon after that I added blue mushroom coral, a coral banded shrimp, some tiny hermit crabs and three snails. Everything seemed...