Elegant coral

[sascoaquatics]

Had in tank for a week noticed what looked like a pest so just dipped and put back in tank

 

[Lavey29]

Doesn't look happy. How old is your tank? Current parameters? Probably better to start it in low light and flow not middle open tank.

 

[sascoaquatics]

Doesn't look happy. How old is your tank? Current parameters? Probably better to start it in low light and flow not middle open tank.

Do you think maybe it had a pest and is now gone because it’s slowly opening up?
I had it in low flow for that week but it was ‘ asking’ for more. Tank is 2.5years old parameters are all good (KH9, ca 370/380 rest is within normal as well)

 

[Uncle99]

Elegance corals, hit or miss, like Helio-Fungia, can just go “poof”.
Neither one of these have I been lucky enough to keep for more than 6 months over 40 years.

 

[sascoaquatics]

Elegance corals, hit or miss, like Helio-Fungia, can just go “poof”.
Neither one of these have I been lucky enough to keep for more than 6 months over 40 years.

Ok thank you that’s reassuring that it’s not affecting other corals!

 

[Lavey29]

Do you think maybe it had a pest and is now gone because it’s slowly opening up?
I had it in low flow for that week but it was ‘ asking’ for more. Tank is 2.5years old parameters are all good (KH9, ca 370/380 rest is within normal as well)

Your calcium is low. I had my elegance out in the open like yours and it closed. I moved it under a ledge arch with partial light and shade and it's bigger then a football now. As previously mentioned. They are tricky corals to keep. What is your nitrates and phosphate level?