White Spots on Mystery Coral
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alexmir
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Very nice brain coral! It looks like either a sweeper tentacle from another coral hit it and killed that small part, or a rock or something fell into the coral and hurt that part. If that is the only part of the coral that is white, i would not worry.
The whole coral doesnot look bleached, just that one portion so i would think it just got hit by something
The whole coral doesnot look bleached, just that one portion so i would think it just got hit by something
sly65sally200
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I Ordered Mystery Coral, I Hope Mine Looks That Nice.
timbodmb
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See, It's not even bleached... They are littile tentacles that are unraveling from the innards of the coral... I think it must have been damaged by something, or something crawled across it... I only have some sps, Purple Yuma, several ricordea, frogspawn and a sebae... Any of which are not even close to it nor agressive. I'm at a loss... So it is a brain coral? I was thinking moon...
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alexmir
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Are tentecals coming out of other parts of the coral or just that small part?
Brain coral have sweeper tentecals that come out to feed and for protection. So if the tentecals that are coming out are clear, and then recess after a while the coral is doing just fine! I would say theres not a thing wrong with it.
Brain coral have sweeper tentecals that come out to feed and for protection. So if the tentecals that are coming out are clear, and then recess after a while the coral is doing just fine! I would say theres not a thing wrong with it.
mscarpena
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The corals usually shoot those out as a defense mechanism when another coral is encrouching on it's space. Yes it is a brain coral. Right now I would not be too concered with it at this point, but keep an eye on it to be sure it does not spread. It seems like something might have damaged it. Do you have any shrimp, crabs of fish that might be picking at it.
rebelprettyboy
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dats da free mystrey coral swf sends u?
mx#28
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Originally Posted by timbodmb
http:///forum/post/2582992
See, It's not even bleached... They are littile tentacles that are unraveling from the innards of the coral... I think it must have been damaged by something, or something crawled across it... I only have some sps, Purple Yuma, several ricordea, frogspawn and a sebae... Any of which are not even close to it nor agressive. I'm at a loss... So it is a brain coral? I was thinking moon...
It certainly looks damaged. You are likely seeing some of the guts or other bits of straggling tissue. Have any other corals or the anemone come in contact with it?
It is from the Faviidae family, but I couldn't tell you exactly which one it is. Likely Favia or maybe Diploastrea sp. Moon coral is a common name for these types of corals.
http:///forum/post/2582992
See, It's not even bleached... They are littile tentacles that are unraveling from the innards of the coral... I think it must have been damaged by something, or something crawled across it... I only have some sps, Purple Yuma, several ricordea, frogspawn and a sebae... Any of which are not even close to it nor agressive. I'm at a loss... So it is a brain coral? I was thinking moon...
It certainly looks damaged. You are likely seeing some of the guts or other bits of straggling tissue. Have any other corals or the anemone come in contact with it?
It is from the Faviidae family, but I couldn't tell you exactly which one it is. Likely Favia or maybe Diploastrea sp. Moon coral is a common name for these types of corals.
artie1209
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Frogspawn Coral (Euphyllia paradivisa or E. Divisa) can be very aggressive It can send out sweeper tentacles up to 6 inches. Damage from fall on to another coral or just the rocks. or lg hermit crab or fish stealing food, Large water change with RO water and substrate vacuuming will get your nitrate down. You may have to do that two or three times. to move your nitrates to an acceptable level. Your mystery coral is most likely a Montastrea, Favia or Favities. You mention a sebae is that a clown or an anemone which also moves and stings. Anemones seldom make good companions for corals
timbodmb
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Hey Guys-
Thanks for all of the great info- That's why I love this site! I think it is the "guts" spilling out, however I'm not sure if it is my frogspawn- It is still pretty small and the tentacles are no more than 1 inch. The sebae anemone is in the back corner of my tank and doesnt move much, so that is out of the question. Today, just more of the same guts spilling. I will monitor it for the rest of the week and update with any changes. I was thinking of using a product called clearmax from Fluval to lower my nitrates... I was going to put one of the bags in the return of my skimmer and see how it does... has anyone had any luck with these products? Also, it says to pay extra caution with tanks that have corals and inverts.... why?
Thanks for all of the great info- That's why I love this site! I think it is the "guts" spilling out, however I'm not sure if it is my frogspawn- It is still pretty small and the tentacles are no more than 1 inch. The sebae anemone is in the back corner of my tank and doesnt move much, so that is out of the question. Today, just more of the same guts spilling. I will monitor it for the rest of the week and update with any changes. I was thinking of using a product called clearmax from Fluval to lower my nitrates... I was going to put one of the bags in the return of my skimmer and see how it does... has anyone had any luck with these products? Also, it says to pay extra caution with tanks that have corals and inverts.... why?
artie1209
Member
Just make sure it is receiving adequate flow. You can also feed it which will help it regenerate lost tissue. I still say the best way to lower nitrates is water changes, also gets tank back in balance chemically. More live rock , less carbon input as well as you may want to investigate Deep sand Beds or plenums or coil denitrification. You can also consider increasing skimming or adding ozone to your skimmer. Just a few suggestions to reduce nitrate production.
timbodmb
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I did a deep clean of the substrate today... and I only had enough water made for a 6 gal change. I plan on doing another change tomorrow night. How can I maximize my skimming? I have a remora that hangs on the back- I can adjust it by raising and lowering the collection cup... but how can I tell what the maximum skimming is? - either way, its either watery, or foamy... but equally dirty...