My Wilsoni Detached from Its Skeleton - Done For?

Tim P · Aug 25, 2019

Hey All,

Jumped on the Wilsoni bandwagon 2 fall swaps ago and have had a love/hate relationship with this thing. Recedes, looks beautiful, grows larger and then dies back.

However, just recently the entire meat of the brain coral detached itself from the skeleton. Unless it was a snail's doing, its in a frag tank alone with just other coral.

In anyones experience, is this thing a goner or is there hope it will re-attach to rubble rock and regrow a skeleton? Because it still looks relatively healthy, just kinda twisted upon itself in my shroom box.

Thanks all.

Hemmdog · Aug 25, 2019

Pics?

Tim P · Aug 25, 2019

Hemmdog said:
Pics?

Unfortunately not for a few days I am away from the tank. But its literally what you think it looks like.

andrewkw · Aug 25, 2019

I would say yes, but this is the first time I have ever heard of this happening. There are few reports of them surviving long term, let alone thriving. I am surprised you got it to grow at all. How long have you had it for?

motortrendz · Aug 25, 2019

Any time I've ever seen any lps bail out of the skeleton I've never seem them recover or come back. Basically just slowly die

Tim P · Aug 25, 2019

andrewkw said:
I would say yes, but this is the first time I have ever heard of this happening. There are few reports of them surviving long term, let alone thriving. I am surprised you got it to grow at all. How long have you had it for?

Very odd. I've heard of them not doing great too. My other brains are all good, symphyllia etc but this one never took off. I'd say maybe doubled in size from the few folds I bought on the original frag. guess lesson learned and I'll steer clear in the future. pretty coral but better left as doctored photos haha