Help? What is happening to my coral?

[jmp292002]

Well I noticed these small white spots on my coral a few weeks ago. Slowly they have grown and now have eaten thru my coral. Any idea what is going on?????? I can acutualy see thru the holes. Thanks for any input.

 

[jmp292002]

Sorry, here is the pic

 

[promisetbg]

Do you keep any clownfish?They may have done it.

 

[nm reef]

I have had holes like that develop on my sarcophyton and as they progress a section will seperate from the main body and form a new coral...at one time I had a picture of the event but I must have deleted it. So I'd say it is possible that your coral is going thru a natural frag. But it is also possible that something may have irrated it.

 

[jmp292002]

I do have a clownfish, but I've never seen him near it. I don't think he is a problem. As far as splitting, these white spots and now more than one hole, have developed in different areas of the coral. So it dosent look like a split. Thanks for the replys...

 

[jmp292002]

Can a moderator please move this thread to the disease and treatment board>>> Thanks

 

[jmp292002]

bump

 

[clarkiiboi]

I can't move it, but I will go there and ask for them to look at this thread. HTH

 

[thomas712]

I think you will get more hits if this stays in the reef forum as is.
One suggestion that I have is to be on the look out for possible preditors.
Check the stalk in the morning and at night for tiny bugs that may be climing your leather, also a white nudibranch, possible that it may be some type of preditory snails as well.
If truly damaged then it could also be releasing more chemicals than normal I suggest running some fresh carbon.
NM - I've not heard of leathers dropping "plugs" so to speak, I'd be interested to learn more if you know anything else about it. :thinking: Or did you mean a section like on the outside of the coral
Thomas

 

[jmp292002]

This is crazy!!!
The white spots are are now turning into holes and the holes are getting bigger. I't doesn't appear anything is eating the coral. It just seems to be disintigrating!!!!!!!!!!!! Has anyone ever experianced this??????
pic to follow

 

[jmp292002]

pic

 

[dburr]

You got a pic of the whole animal?

 

[jmp292002]

Sorry, cannot seem to figure out how to get it in the 500x500 range and get the whole thing.

 

[dburr]

Can you lower the resolution to 25 pixils per inch? This will allow you to get a bigger pic and stay in the size requirements.

 

[lax18stx]

same thing happened to my leather coral its just spreading peices willfall off but dont worry ull just get a a couple new peices of leather coral