Toadstool Coral Death?

[loganc]

My toadstool mushroom coral had to be fraged due to a brown flakey scab that was covering the entire cap. I tried to scrape the scab off but when i did, i could see that the coral itself was getting eaten away or deteriorating some how. I had to cut the cap off and save what i could before it had spread any further. -Does anyone know what happened?

 

[hunt]

What are your water parameters, what all is in your tank(fish inverts and corals)

 

[loganc]

Parameters are all within normal range and i have other corals in the tank that are doing great. I have never had a problem with the toadstool coral except for the last week, i have had it for over six months. As for the fish i have a yellow tang a few clowns and a small porcupine puffer.

 

[loganc]

I also have various snails crabs and shrimp. Such as a hemits and cleaner shrimp, fire shrimp, peppermint, tubo snails, and mexican turbo snails.

 

[hunt]

What kind of corals

 

[gill again68]

Well my toadstool went through a change where I thought it was dying. Turned out it just was unhappy and then sluffed off the mucas covering it had on it. It took about 4 or 5 weeks. It since has come back and has grown better than it was before. Toodstools sometimes do this and I have learned that unless they have a visible melting or dying area that you are better to just leave them be. Not sure what you have but pictures would help.

 

[loganc]

Originally Posted by Hunt
http:///forum/post/3233936
What kind of corals
Soft corals, zoos, mushrooms. I also have a couple anemones.

 

[hunt]

what is the closest coral to it. Also what kind of lighting and how long do you have it on a day. And it also may be what Gill again68 said. Try to post pics

 

[loganc]

Originally Posted by Gill again68
http:///forum/post/3233948
Well my toadstool went through a change where I thought it was dying. Turned out it just was unhappy and then sluffed off the mucas covering it had on it. It took about 4 or 5 weeks. It since has come back and has grown better than it was before. Toodstools sometimes do this and I have learned that unless they have a visible melting or dying area that you are better to just leave them be. Not sure what you have but pictures would help.
My toadstool was visibly dying. The entire coral was durning brown rapidly.Im thinking a paracitic problem but idk. Any ideas?

 

[don1234]

Toadstools need medium to strong flow and medium light. Where did you have it positioned. High, medium, or on the bottom of th tank?

 

[loganc]

Originally Posted by Hunt
http:///forum/post/3233966
what is the closest coral to it. Also what kind of lighting and how long do you have it on a day. And it also may be what Gill again68 said. Try to post pics
I have metal halide and vho. The toadstool sat on the bottom of the tank so no other corals were that close to it. But the closest corals would be mushrooms. And i fraged the coral, i tried to wait but i was afraid of the entire coral dying.

 

[loganc]

Originally Posted by don1234
http:///forum/post/3233972
Toadstools need medium to strong flow and medium light. Where did you have it positioned. High, medium, or on the bottom of th tank?
The bottom of the tank, iv had it at the same place since iv had it. I have had that coral for over six months. It grew over three times as large as when i first got it and i did not move it once.

 

[hunt]

hows the frag doing

 

[loganc]

Originally Posted by Hunt
http:///forum/post/3233981
hows the frag doing
Not bad, a couple pieces look like they might not make it. Ill try and get some pics up. The coral looked like its flesh was getting eaten away. Never seen anything like it.