Need help with new dragon soul

[James M]

It looks like the heads were in the middle of splitting and then stressed out by moving tanks
Than it’s expelling something

 

[FragFarm]

Looks like a bacterial infection, be proactive or it will spread. Iodine help fight the infection coral MD will knock out any pest that caused damage.

 

[Tewhitte]

Looks like a bacterial infection, be proactive or it will spread. Iodine help fight the infection coral MD will knock out any pest that caused damage.

What amount of iodine would you recommend? I've never had great luck with it. I have the seachem one

 

[FragFarm]

We only use this https://www.brightwellaquatics.com/products/lugolst.php

 

[FragFarm]

What amount of iodine would you recommend? I've never had great luck with it. I have the seachem one

EZ Calculations for a Dip: 14.4 divided by the ppm per gallon on the label = ml to add to one gallon of tank water in your bucket. If your label says the Lugol's will raise 1 US gallon of water by 12 ppm, the calculation would be: 14.4 / 12 = 1.2 ml of Lugol's. So you would add 1.2 ml or a dropperful and then 20% of another dropperful to 1 gallon of tankwater that you placed in the bucket. That would also be 1 dropperful plus 4 drops. (a dropperful is 1 ml or 20 drops). Corals may be soaked for 10 to 12 minutes. SET A TIMER!

 

[Tewhitte]

It looks like the heads were in the middle of splitting and then stressed out by moving tanks
Than it’s expelling something

That look like that is exactly what happened. I dipped it and this is what it looks like now. Dipped in seachem coral dip. It looks like where the split is, is where the brown stuff was. Not gonna lie she doesn't look real good atm

 

[Tewhitte]

Any other ideas of what I could do?

 

[Tewhitte]

Just got this picture this morning, you can see the skeleton on the side where it looks like it was trying to split before being sold to me. Main area of concern is on that top left head. Is there anything else I should do? I did the iodine dip and did a chemiclean treatment on the entire tank. I have it down low with low flow and light. Would super glue be helpful?

 

[Tewhitte]

Also should I try to get my money back or is that taboo? I'm ok either way, ultimately want the coral to make it

 

[Tewhitte]

Any thoughts?

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Did you buy it private party or from a coral farm?

 

[Chrisv.]

Any thoughts?

Did it look like this had already started when it first arrived? If so then perhaps it's worth bringing up. Have you communicated with the seller to get their advice as this has been unfolding? 48 hours is for sure long enough for a customer to kill a coral, so the timing is relevant here. Do you have other euphyllia in the tank? To play devil's advocate, if you have other corals susceptible to bjd a seller might think they sent a healthy coral in good faith that died in response to something in the tank.

I do think you should communicate with the seller. Hopefully you guys have already been discussing the issue!

 

[James M]

That look like that is exactly what happened. I dipped it and this is what it looks like now. Dipped in seachem coral dip. It looks like where the split is, is where the brown stuff was. Not gonna lie she doesn't look real good atm

Shame on the seller for even selling it. Did you buy it from a private seller ?

 

[Tewhitte]

Shame on the seller for even selling it. Did you buy it from a private seller ?

Yea it was from a private seller. His response was that it was maybe my flow being to high or because he keeps his dkh at 10 that, that might be the reason. He said iodine dip and watch it. Bjd doesn't seem to be worse this afternoon I think. Current look. (First pic)

Attached are what it looked like in his tank and what it looked like right before he bagged it and met me. Said he ticked it off to make it close up

 

[Tewhitte]

Makes me wonder if the two pics from him are from the same day. Look at the sand bed for example

 

[Tewhitte]

Well we are still hanging in there this evening.

 

[Tewhitte]

Would it be a good idea to put some super glue over the exposed skeleton on the top head? Kind of thinking to seal it atleast protecting the other two heads? Thoughts?

 

[Tewhitte]

Thoughts?

 

[Pistondog]

Is it better or worse? Let him try to heal himself. Why would superglue help?

 

[Tewhitte]

It looked worse this morning on the smaller head with the skeleton showing. I did another iodine dip and blew off some more brownish flesh from the small head. My thoughts were that the super glue would seal off that skeleton and protect the other two heads possibly. That way the bacteria if there is anymore than forms couldn't migrate across the the other heads.