Duncans.

[Joshifer]

This Duncan I got from blank hasn't opened in a week. I noticed the tissue. Swiggly lines. Looks like somethings digging into it. You can also see the bone white. In the photos I'm not sure what's up with this. I removed it to examine it. Since theirs no fish to stress I'm cleaning the back walls power heads etc. and noticed this damage. I did spot feed them once and a while. Maybe the shrimp or hermits dug into it trying to get the food? I wouldn't know that's my guess. Or a parasites eating it. Maybe someone here knows. All my other corals are fine their open. I examine their bases regularly. Their all fine. Except this Duncan. I've had an explosion In growth. All my euphs mouths split. Or got a whole new head. That tiny hammer I bought from Ryan now has 7 heads. It started with 2

 

Edited October 16, 2016 by Joshifer

[Squishie89]

It's hard to tell with it all shiny, but the white looks like sponge. It does looks it has tissue receding, which is not a good sign, duncans have tissue all over their skeleton. I would put it in a lower light area and see if you can get it to heal, but it may not.

[blank]

For some background, It was stung by I think my hammer and that's what the bumpy area was. It was healed before I gave it to him though. Looks like an algae coat on it, hmm. I wonder what's wrong :x

[Joshifer]

For some background, It was stung by I think my hammer and that's what the bumpy area was. It was healed before I gave it to him though. Looks like an algae coat on it, hmm. I wonder what's wrong :x

Totally forgot about the sting.

[Joshifer]

It's hard to tell with it all shiny, but the white looks like sponge. It does looks it has tissue receding, which is not a good sign, duncans have tissue all over their skeleton. I would put it in a lower light area and see if you can get it to heal, but it may not.

Lower light. Ok. Thanks

[Joshifer]

It's not brown jelly disease is it ? Thinking back the coral banded shrimp was constantly picking at it.

Edited October 16, 2016 by Joshifer

[zygote2k]

Fish and ships that aren't typical coral eaters will pick at and eat dying corals.

Also, the more you handle and move corals, the less likely they are to grow.

[sen5241b]

First of all chem tests! ?? Trates? Cal? 

 

I also, I had problems with Duncans closing and I moved them to lower light and they got better.

[treesprite]

I also, I had problems with Duncans closing and I moved them to lower light and they got better.

Maybe too much light is why my duncan has been doing poorly since I moved. I think I will move it. Thanks for the idea.

 

As far as the missing tissue goes, that will happen to duncan that it touching an inanimate surface, like rock.

Edited October 20, 2016 by treesprite