Is it too late for my Xenia?

[tmscott89]

So a little backstory. A few days ago I saw my tang had ich and have been working diligently to try and at least contain it since I don’t have a QT tank. As instructed by my LFS I have raised my temp from 76 to 80 degrees, and I have done two 50% water changes. I have also dosed daily the last three days with Kent marine poly-ox and ich-x. Today after getting home from work this was how my Xenia looked compared to three days ago. I’m not a coral expert so I can’t tell if it’s just completely retracted? Dying? Or dead?

 

[Mrtakeoff53]

Looks ticked off and retracted, not dead. Give it time. Don’t mess with it. Keep parameters stable and hopefully it’ll turn around.

 

[tmscott89]

Well here’s an update on my levels from last week. I’m sure most of it is from the massive water changes. (Been testing weekly longer than 10 weeks. This is just from different brand of test kit so I started over.)

 

[tmscott89]

Looks ****** off and retracted, not dead. Give it time. Don’t mess with it. Keep parameters stable and hopefully it’ll turn around.

Ok thanks. I’ll definitely keep an eye on it and not use anymore poly ox or ich medicine for now and see if that’s the factor. I have a green Goniopora. Cespitularia, and Acropora as well that all look unaffected so that’s the only reason I questioned it.

 

[Katrina71]

6 weeks. Don't even consider trashing it for 6 weeks.

 

[tmscott89]

That’s encouraging to hear. I would love for it to bounce back. It was really starting to take over that single rock I placed it on and looking amazing

 

[jeffchapok]

Mine looked worse than that. It'll come back.

 

[tmscott89]

Based on anyone’s knowledge or experience. Is it more likely do to level changes from the water changes? Or from the dosing of the poly ox and ich x ?

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

There is no such thing as xenia dying. I had a damsel eat my xenia l. I couldn't spot any flesh at all there was nothing left. Well I got too lazy to remove the plug and a few weeks later its rising from the dead

 

[tmscott89]

Awesome to hear. I bought a soft coral frag pack from live aquaria because I read they were the most hardy since I don’t have much experience with corals yet so I didn’t know how much they could take.

 

[tmscott89]

Just an update. I’m still trying to be optimistic but it’s retracted even more and looks like some color loss has occurred, as well as the tips browning.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Just unhappy. As many coral will respond to change, 80 is a tad high and 78 would be the happy medium.n With temperature change comes salinity change.
They do require a little phosphate in the water as any alkalinity swings never welcomed by them, Moderate water flow is best if any change in flow occurred.
Personally let them sit - No need to chase any levels. + do not add any PH buffers at this time. I assume you didn't add Tap water ?

 

[tmscott89]

Just unhappy. As many coral will respond to change, 80 is a tad high and 78 would be the happy medium.n With temperature change comes salinity change.
They do require a little phosphate in the water as any alkalinity swings never welcomed by them, Moderate water flow is best if any change in flow occurred.
Personally let them sit - No need to chase any levels. + do not add any PH buffers at this time. I assume you didn't add Tap water ?

I did lower the temp back down to 78 yesterday. No ph buffers have been added, and no I added RO/DI water.

 

[tmscott89]

I did lower the temp back down to 78 yesterday. No ph buffers have been added, and no I added RO/DI water.

The only thing I planned on raising very slowly back up was my calcium and magnesium since the water change lowered them both.

 

[clm65]

I'm not familiar with the ich treatments you are using, but I would focus soley on what it takes to help your tang (and other fish?) and not worry about the xenia until you complete whatever length of treatment is required for the tang. As said above, xenia are pretty hardy, and also easier to replace than your fish, if needed.

 

[Chavin20]

So a little backstory. A few days ago I saw my tang had ich and have been working diligently to try and at least contain it since I don’t have a QT tank. As instructed by my LFS I have raised my temp from 76 to 80 degrees, and I have done two 50% water changes. I have also dosed daily the last three days with Kent marine poly-ox and ich-x. Today after getting home from work this was how my Xenia looked compared to three days ago. I’m not a coral expert so I can’t tell if it’s just completely retracted? Dying? Or dead?

If they do not come back (they will come back), I can send you some for free, you just pay shipping.

 

[tmscott89]

I'm not familiar with the ich treatments you are using, but I would focus soley on what it takes to help your tang (and other fish?) and not worry about the xenia until you complete whatever length of treatment is required for the tang. As said above, xenia are pretty hardy, and also easier to replace than your fish, if needed.

Well according to my LFS I’ve already done the necessary water changes and ich-x treatment. He did suggest dosing 4 days of poly x and I stopped at 3 just because I saw how the coral was reacting. Now I have noticed a huge decrease in the ich spotted on both my tangs, the yellow tang I don’t believe has any that I can see and the powder brown has next to none. Having said that, I know this means they could have simply just fallen off into the sand bed for spawning more but I’m hoping they die in this stage instead

 

[vetteguy53081]

Ok good. Do add a little iron as they do require iron content.