Echinata attacked trachy

Tab28 · Oct 24, 2013

My large maxima moved my echinata and it got to close and attached my trachy. I pulled them apart and moved the echinata to the far side of tank. When i pulled them away it looked as thought only one of the acan's mouth was attached to the outer skin and not the center area of trachy. Will the trachy be able to survive? I have enchinatas kill many things. But never an attack to corals as fleshy as trachy.

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ritter6788 · Oct 24, 2013

It might survive but not really likely. Once Trachys start dying they usually don't stop. I wouldn't give up on it though.

RKLion · Oct 28, 2013

Oh man I have had echinatas mess up everything... I have developed a love hate relationship w them. Mine looked really nice but eventually I had to sell it as it killed way more then it was worth.

Tab28 · Oct 28, 2013

Well its been about 4 days and the trachy has not gotten any worse. There are 2 areas around the perimeter that are missing flesh. The larger area is about 3/4". Luckily neither areas have that continuous melting that is a sign of "I'm on borrowed time". I'm keeping the area free of algae using a turkey baster and turning that area away from the lights.

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RedReefer · Oct 28, 2013

I've seen this before first hand and I can tell you acans don't play! I've had one get a Welso and it healed after six months. Just depends object how long they were hooked up.

MitchReef · Oct 28, 2013

I got rid of my echinata because of this....

Tab28 · Oct 28, 2013

RedReefer said:
I've seen this before first hand and I can tell you acans don't play! I've had one get a Welso and it healed after six months. Just depends object how long they were hooked up.

6 months that is along time. When that area grew back was it same coloring?

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Tab28 · Oct 28, 2013

MitchReef said:
I got rid of my echinata because of this....

It is now sharing an area with green palys that grow like weeds. It can go nuts killing them off. I have an orange crush that killed a number of things. I have seen that thing spits it innards a few inches in the area to gets web around an acro. And saw its web expand along the sand bed toward another coral.

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