Help needed with my elegance coral

[Vincent100]

Hi all
I've had this coral for about 5 weeks ,started off on the sand bed and it was doing fine
I than had a move round in my tank and stuck it to a rock .. Still low down in the tank and in a low to med flow area
Anyway It was fine and looked to be doing well ,was eating mysis and opening up nice
One night I was feeding bits of prawn to my fish and a few corals and I thought I'd try it on the elegance..catalaphyillia it took a few small bits so I thought no more of it
Anyway a few days later it stayed closed up than it had what looked like its stingers out ..... Looked like it was stinging itself lol
Today it open up abit but nothing like what it was and it didn't open till the lights had been on most of the day
All my water checks out fine apart from very low nitrate and phosphates which I'm working on
I've lots of lps and everything else is doing fine
And help would be good
Thanks

 

[Reefing Madness]

 

[Vincent100]

Today it's staying like this

 

[Vincent100]

It's not very happy .......anyone anyone ?????????
Lights are starting to dim down now so it's not opened at all today

 

[Vincent100]

Bump .......anyone

 

[Vincent100]

Moved it back to the sand bed , in very low light and low flow and within a few hours started to open up
Fingers crossed

 

[Elegance Coral]

Judging by the color, or population of zooxanthellae, that coral can not withstand much light at all. It is packed with zooxanthellae. The white strings are mesenterial filaments. Part of the corals digestive system. They do this in times of stress. Keep the coral in low light, and gentle but constant flow. Feed it often, but don't harass the coral if it won't eat. Be patient, and try again in a day or two.
HTH
peace
EC

 

[Vincent100]

Thanks e/c

Been waiting for someone like you to see this
Took in all that you wrote and will follow to the T

Thanks agin

 

[Rispa]

Thanks e/c

Been waiting for someone like you to see this
Took in all that you wrote and will follow to the T

Thanks agin

Did it survive?

 

[Vincent100]

Sadly not , it just shrunk up and never recovered
When it was at its smallest I noticed a gall crab living in the flesh
Wonder if that was anything to do with it

 

[Rispa]

Sadly not , it just shrunk up and never recovered
When it was at its smallest I noticed a gall crab living in the flesh
Wonder if that was anything to do with it

Thanks for the response