Long Tenicle Plate Coral

1boatnut

1boatnut

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It looks as though my long tenacle plate coral split on the outer edgr inward about 1/2"
Although lousy,I attached a picture.If you look at the front of the coral a little to the right, you can see the split. Also lying on the sand righ in front of the split seems to be part of the coral.
The 2nd picture is what it looked like about a week ago
I have had this coral for around 30 days or so. It was doing fine. Swelling up huge and the tenacles reached way out. I did however move it from the middle of the tank to the left corner.Light would not have changed,but flow might.Now it opens more at night when the lights are off.Although it still opens after the lights come on,after about 6hrs or so it seems to retract again
I also just noticed my yellow clown goby nipped at this coral at least 3 times.
Don't know if it is doing it because it knows the coral is stressed,or if the goby caused the stress.
I had a Koralia#3 and it seemed like to much power for alot of the other corals. I have a Koralia nano,a azoo 1200,a HOB filter and a hob skimmer.
Any ideas would be appreciated.

 
1boatnut

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Originally Posted by Katsafados
http:///forum/post/3148885
They are apparently a hard coral to keep.
Myself and meowzer had one, mine is just a skelleton now, and hers is dying.
This is a shame. This site,along with other places I've checked lists this coral level care as moderate.
Here is a direct quote from another site:
"The Long Tentacle Plate Coral is easy to maintain in the reef aquarium and makes an excellent candidate for the beginner reef aquarist. "
It would be a shame to just watch this die.
If it were my tank or my inexperience to blame,I would try to trade this to my LFS so someone else with better conditions or experience could keep it alive.
If it's fate is just doomed to be kept in any home aquarium,responsible vendors (should) quit selling this coral.
Katsafados,how long did yours live?
Do you suppliment your tank,and if so with what.
I know things die,but it is depressing to watch something go from being very alive and vibrant to a slow demise.
I actually watched my Yellow Clown Goby nip at this coral yesterday at least 3 times. It even spit out what I believe to be part of the skelton.
I don't know if the goby could be part of the cause,or if the goby is just being opportunistic with a dying species?
 
cranberry

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This coral is easy to care for.... doesn't require special water parameters or lighting or feeding etc. But what they don't do well with is damage. If they are damaged so that the skeleton is exposed, they are extremely hard to get to recover. I had one die a number of years ago. Had it for years, then I did something stupid causing damage and it died some time there after. I don't remember the time frame, but mine looked exactly like yours at first.
I was told to try iodine around the edge of the flesh and the exposed skeleton applied with a small paintbrush. It didn't work for me. Keep it in the shade. If algae gets on the skeleton your chances of it recovering are greatly reduced. Put it in the shade and feed it.
 
meowzer

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YEAH...Mine was doing great, and then it had a bunch of sand dumped on it...I think that may have been an issue.
 
1boatnut

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3148991
YEAH...Mine was doing great, and then it had a bunch of sand dumped on it...I think that may have been an issue.

I did get a little sand on it when I was arranging some other corals.
But I took a turkey baster and GENTLY tried to swoosh away any sand particles that got on any of the corals.
meowzer,how long did your live and how do you suppliment your tank.
At 1st I thought it may have been a flow issue as I moved it from the middle to the lt side. I also took out my #3 and put in a Koralia nano and another small pump.
Anybody think flow could aid in this situation?
Cranberry,so basically since mine started to split it's survival chances are slim?
 
meowzer

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I don't add any supplements to the tank....I just do regular water changes.
Mine lasted maybe a month :( ANd it died within 2 days of becoming "damaged"
 
cranberry

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Originally Posted by 1boatnut
http:///forum/post/3148994
Cranberry,so basically since mine started to split it's survival chances are slim?
Yes, IME your chances are slim. But I haven't done any research on it lately, that was maybe 3 years ago. Maybe someone came up with something different since then. But at the time no one was successful.....
This was mine...

I had entirely covered it with sand. (I guess I didn't know what overexposed meant back then O.O)
 
1boatnut

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meowzer ,I noticed a post about yours awhile back. What is the brown jelly substance being discussed in your thread?
I did have some stuff excrete form mine anf=d I believe to have scooped it from the tank.
Now I'm worried about other corals
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by 1boatnut
http:///forum/post/3149121
meowzer ,I noticed a post about yours awhile back. What is the brown jelly substance being discussed in your thread?
I did have some stuff excrete form mine anf=d I believe to have scooped it from the tank.
Now I'm worried about other corals
Google Brown jelly disease......It's a brown gooey stuff.....I dipped my plate in Lugol's Iodine solution just in case....but it died by the next day anyway
 
spanko

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Mine was fine. Growing from the size of a frag plug to about 6 inches in diameter. THEN.......................it ate one of my gobies. Just traded it in on Saturday to the LFS for store credit.
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/365690/fungia-plate
 
1boatnut

1boatnut

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Originally Posted by spanko http:///forum/post/3149177
Mine was fine. Growing from the size of a frag plug to about 6 inches in diameter. THEN.......................it ate one of my gobies. Just traded it in on Saturday to the LFS for store credit.
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/365690/fungia-plate
Sorry man. I remember reading your post and thought,Do I really want a plate coral?
Unfortunately I already had it

I am however still baffled at the Yellow Clown Goby as to weather or not it caused the damage or it is biting it now as it is dying?
If the Goby did this,its later dude !
 
fishhunter

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I have one in my tank and it is doing really well. Looks really good It is the only LPS that I have had. I have had it around 6 months and it looks as good as when i bought it!
 
cherylann

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Just a thought do you have a lot of soft corals in your tank. Soft corals especially sinulara and toad stools release toxins that can kill certain SPS corals and the plate coral does not do well with high flow. As for sand being the problem, they must get sand on them in their natural environment without fatalities. Also there are just some corals that we do not know the requirements for like gonaporia, flower pots. Years ago you could not keep one alive for months, but that has changed with advances in husbandry.
 
cranberry

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Sand is what got mine. 100% I had it for years, then during a water change I covered it. A couple of hours later he was exposing the skeleton.
 
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Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3161378
Sand is what got mine. 100% I had it for years, then during a water change I covered it. A couple of hours later he was exposing the skeleton.
+1 Mine was fat and georgeous....til my pistol shrimp covered half of it in sand. Then....I couldn't save it.
 
katsafados

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Originally Posted by 1boatnut
http:///forum/post/3148982
Katsafados,how long did yours live?
Do you suppliment your tank,and if so with what.
Just waterchanges..
It lived for about a month also. I think one of my hermits nipped at it and the flesh got a hole.
The goby might also be eating algae off it.
 
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