99% Monti Flesh GONE

Y

yoshii

Guest
This morning, my blue polyp monti cap was ok (my clown goby has been bothering it lately)
Now, I just saw it and like 99% of the flesh is completely gone!
It's been in my 55gal for about 2-3 weeks, I haven't added anything new that wasn't with the coral before (transfered this monti, fish and snails from quarantine)
I don't think I pic is really necessary, there's just a off-white skeleton with a little bit of flesh on the side. It was a frag about 2" :( I can get a pic for you guys if you want though
Here's what's in the tank:
2x Ocellaris Clowns
1x Royal Gramma
1x Yellow Clown Goby
1x Schooling Bannerfish (has never even picked at any of the corals)
4x Astrea/Turbo Snails
2x Cleaner Shrimp
1x Peppermint Shrimp(haven't seen it in forever though)
It isn't near any of the other few corals btw.
Can anyone help tell me what could have happened?
Thanks,
Christina
 
Y

yoshii

Guest
So I was just thinking, maybe my goby did it?
I was thinking about how when a pair wants to lay eggs, they clear away a little bit of tissues from a coral, and lay there eggs there.
But I only have 1 yellow clown goby in the tank, and almost all of the coral is gone, I didn't think they clear away that much tissue from a coral. :/
 
cranberry

cranberry

Active Member
For it to go so fast, it must have been RTN (rapid tissue necrosis) there's lots of speculation about the cause, but no definitive answers.... the last time I looked that is.
 
Y

yoshii

Guest
Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3291592
For it to go so fast, it must have been RTN (rapid tissue necrosis) there's lots of speculation about the cause, but no definitive answers.... the last time I looked that is.
I thought about that, but it didn't look like that. And all of that to be gone in a couple hours??
 
Y

yoshii

Guest
Also, my GSP seems to be "skinnier" the green polyps "tentacle" part is usually thick and nice, but it looks skinny? 0.o
 
speg

speg

Active Member
clown gobies can eat sps polyps.
Is it close at all to any softies or LPS? Any leathers in the tank? and yeah...throw up some water parameters.
 
cranberry

cranberry

Active Member
Then that would be just missing polyps if it was fish damage (to later progress, of course, but not so rapidly).
 
speg

speg

Active Member
Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3291660
Then that would be just missing polyps if it was fish damage (to later progress, of course, but not so rapidly).
They also have a habit of sitting on corals which can sometimes cause damage to them.
 
Y

yoshii

Guest
Bleh sorry guys I haven't been able to respond recently.
Water params are good, although the pH is a little low at 8.1-8.2
But, the other day I saw my clown goby picking off some flesh (AHH!) so he's probably the culprit. I plan on moving him to one of my other tanks soon anyways :)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top