cabrego May 5, 2010 Share May 5, 2010 Yesterday I picked up a few great looking frags from a WAMAS member, one of which is a SPS (tort) frag from a WAMAS member. Today after work I noticed that it was fallen over on my frag rack and appears to be loosing tissue in 3 places. I am thinking it was stung throughout the day by the one or all of it's neighbors. A Green slimer, Red planet, and a millepora are the immediate suspects. My plan is to move it to a more stable location and monitor for another day before doing anything drastic like cutting it into pieces! What do you guys and gals think? I attached a pic...The frag seems pretty good otherwise but who knows what tomorrow will bring... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportzfish May 5, 2010 Share May 5, 2010 My millis seem to win all the battles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind May 5, 2010 Share May 5, 2010 The damage looks minor, not that bad, it should recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami May 5, 2010 Share May 5, 2010 The damage looks minor, not that bad, it should recover. Agreed. Follow your plan and watch it for a few days to make sure it doesn't spread. But overall it looks like it should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabrego May 5, 2010 Author Share May 5, 2010 Thanks for the input. This morning I found the frag toppled over again (away from other corals). I guess it is too top heavy to be stable. Do you think I should bother dipping it in an iodine solution. I dipped it in a mild iodine solution before I put it in the tank, I don't know how frequently the corals can be dipped or if it is worth the effort in this case. Hopefully it bounces back.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind May 5, 2010 Share May 5, 2010 I don't think you need to dip it again. Just secure it better or remount it so it doesn't keep falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman May 6, 2010 Share May 6, 2010 My current modus operandi is to take a small frag from ANY coral that even so much as HINTS that it might be stressed. With all the moving and dipping i've been doing - I am finding that a lot of corals will give you a 'clue' that they are about to start dying. The AEFW's still haven't killed a coral. Constant dipping and moving to different locations and systems has killed many. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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