Soft Coral Dying, please help!

kyeung · 02-20-2002, 11:18 PM

Hi,

I just got this soft coral (don't know the name) from LFS last Fri. The first pic shows the coral when I bought it and the second one shows the current condition. The branch of the coral started to lean sideway one day after I got it. Then the center starts to have holes and some side branch look decomposing. I have removed the coral and left it in a bucket with air pump. Do I still have any chance of saving the coral?

Ken

kyeung · 02-20-2002, 11:22 PM

Current Condition:

Doug1 · 02-20-2002, 11:35 PM

Ken, Move it away from the coral its near
I have had a few finger type corals go through that due to parasites. I would give it a freshwater dip then give it a dip in new SW with Iodine(lugols or similar)
But with all the holes I can see, you might consider cutting off the healthy fingers and trying to get them to attach to new rocks

HAve you spoken to the place you got it?

kyeung · 02-21-2002, 12:09 AM

Hi Doug,

I will take your advice to give it a dip and also cut off some healthy branch. How do I attach the branch to rock? Is it ok to use rubber band around it?

Ken

Doug1 · 02-21-2002, 12:34 AM

that may work, tho a tooth pic thru the base rubber banded works well
A lot of times if you find a quiet spot or put sand in a bowl and shove it in like a plant cutting, after a week or so you can glue attached sand to a rock

kyeung · 02-21-2002, 12:52 AM

Doug,

I have just fresh water dip (about 2 min) the coral, do you think the parasite will be gone? I have cut 4 branches from the coral and attached them to some rocks. Is it ok if I put the cut branches back to the main tank? If so, I will leave it at the bottom of the tank and see if it recovers. Does this coral need strong current or moderate?

Ken