Kenya Tree Soft coral issues

lodestone · Mar 1, 2017

Bought a somewhat sick kenya tree frag, thought it might be good for my new tank. My tank is a few weeks old and everything looked good on my samples. I figure I nurse it back to health maybe. I am new to this but Have been reading and reading up on this stuff for weeks now. Regardless it was 10 dollars and came with two frags. On day 3 it started to grow some kind of slime fuzzy bubble, I tried to get a better picture of the slime bubble on the polyps but it seemed to have popped. A very stubborn Emerald crab did not want to let got of rock and I shock it and slime thing went everywhere.

My questions is should I toss this now before it effects my tank or leave it in for a few more days and see if it gets better?

Here is the pictures
Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day3 pop

Thank you any help would be greatly appreciated.

jsker · Mar 1, 2017

Toss it now.

lodestone · Mar 1, 2017

Tossed it, kept the emerald crab who seemed to love that rock.

SalinFL · Mar 1, 2017

Definitely agree. I understand that you meant well, but don't jeopardize the health of your tank like that. In the long run it's not worth it.

Fish Werx · Mar 1, 2017

I can understand the desire to help a coral that looks sick. But honestly, I would never intentionally put a sick coral in my DT. Theres enough stuff out there that gets in without us noticing! Haha! Next time if you have a QT then maybe get it and try to nurse it back in there. In a QT you can dose medications and other stuff that maybe isnt so good in your main tank. Then, when all is good place it in the main display.
Good luck with your tank and welcome to Reef2Reef!

lodestone · Mar 1, 2017

Thank you for the advice, my gut told me it wasnt going to make it, just needed a second opinion. I should get a QT, not feasible atm budget wise but maybe in a month. Hardest part explaining the need to my better half/wife. I think Ill stick with this forum too, tried another but their upload picture stuff was too buggy.

lodestone · Mar 1, 2017

Fish Werx said:
I can understand the desire to help a coral that looks sick. But honestly, I would never intentionally put a sick coral in my DT. Theres enough stuff out there that gets in without us noticing! Haha! Next time if you have a QT then maybe get it and try to nurse it back in there. In a QT you can dose medications and other stuff that maybe isnt so good in your main tank. Then, when all is good place it in the main display.
Good luck with your tank and welcome to Reef2Reef!

Yup had Rock crab stuck in one of the live rocks, could not get him out litterly had to break it a bit to get him. He got too big and grow in hole brought it home from the store. Told my son he would have a happy life in our pound.