Kenya tree dying?

Kapachuka3 · Oct 23, 2022

I know kenyas act weird but is mine dying? I just did a water change and this is what it currently looks like, its been droopy for a while.

Gregg @ ADP · Oct 23, 2022

Guess there’s a first time for everything

408Dartfish · Oct 23, 2022

I’ve had Kenya’s look all funky like that and then come back after a few weeks.

Kapachuka3 · Oct 23, 2022

408Dartfish said:
I’ve had Kenya’s look all funky like that and then come back after a few weeks.

Ok fantastic, cause mines looked like this for a several weeks.

Kapachuka3 · Oct 23, 2022

Kapachuka3 said:
Ok fantastic, cause mines looked like this for a several weeks.

And its weird because i didnt do anything weird to hurt it at all.

KrisReef · Oct 23, 2022

Kapachuka3 said:
And its weird because i didnt do anything weird to hurt it at all.

That’s what makes me think that it is dying from the base, maybe getting smothered from algae, low flow, or an injury to the “trunk” of the tree?
Keep an eye out, if it is rotting from the bottom cut off above the damaged area and replant the frags to save the coral.

I can’t see that the coral is damaged in any specific area, but the tops are weeping like there’s a problem down below.
Hopefully it’s just looking weepy and will bounce back but keep an eye on it in case it’s going to fail.

Kapachuka3 · Oct 23, 2022

KrisReef said:
That’s what makes me think that it is dying from the base, maybe getting smothered from algae, low flow, or an injury to the “trunk” of the tree?
Keep an eye out, if it is rotting from the bottom cut off above the damaged area and replant the frags to save the coral.

I can’t see that the coral is damaged in any specific area, but the tops are weeping like there’s a problem down below.
Hopefully it’s just looking weepy and will bounce back but keep an eye on it in case it’s going to fail.

Can you tell anything from these pictures?
I currently have the flow cranking at it, and ive had it like that for a long time.

KrisReef · Oct 23, 2022

I’m on my phone screen and it looks rotten/ necrosis like in the whitish area?
There’s a possibility that the direct flow is causing the damage? Whatever, it looks pretty bad at that spot. I don’t want to tell you what to do with it ( my perspective from my phone is limited) but if I am seeing this correctly I would make a plan to cut the tops and try to save them from the rot in the trunk, if possible?

lets get a few other people to look at the pictures to see if they agree with my opinion before making any cuts.

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