Emerald frogspawn massacre!

[Kmann321]

So I bought a frogspawn LPS coral from my LFS and it was doing great in my Nano aquarium. I noticed recently that it was getting pinched at by an emerald crab in my tank. When i tried to catch the crab he scurried off but i noticed the damage was already done. 2 "tentacles"/arms from my coral got pinched off and it has completely receded back into its skeletal formation. My question is that if I get the emerald out of the aquarium will the frogspawn recover and if so how long could that take?

 

[Dempsey941]

So the flesh should heal up in a couple of days once the crab is gone. If you are still not seeing polyp extension after a few days I would give it a dip in a coral dip, preferably one that has an iodine base.

 

[Kmann321]

So the flesh should heal up in a couple of days once the crab is gone. If you are still not seeing polyp extension after a few days I would give it a dip in a coral dip, preferably one that has an iodine base.

Thanks for the reply! I will do that, could you recommend a dip that I can use. All I have is coral RX and it says on the back it contains no iodine.

 

[Dempsey941]

Thanks for the reply! I will do that, could you recommend a dip that I can use. All I have is coral RX and it says on the back it contains no iodine.

I use SeaChem ReefDip

 

[Flippers4pups]

Lugol's solution for iodine.

 

[dreamcatcherr9]

So emerald crab bad with corals? Would coral placement make a difference??

 

[Flippers4pups]

So emerald crab bad with corals? Would coral placement make a difference??

Some emeralds are okay, some go rogue. As with peppermint shrimp.

Doesn't matter where you place your euphyllia, they might decide it's dinner time and destroy them.

 

[AZMSGT]

Some emeralds are okay, some go rogue. As with peppermint shrimp.

Doesn't matter where you place your euphyllia, they might decide it's dinner time and destroy them.

Yup, I've had bad luck in both cases