New coral, and a possible concern

mrcoffee2 · Dec 27, 2013

Hey guys,

I just bought this coral. I LOVE how it looks, but I am concerned about what I saw when I flipped it over. Do you think that "extra" white area will be ok? I have read that I am seeing the coral skeleton and that is bad.

Also, can you tell me what exact kind of coral this is? My LFS only said it was a LPS coral.

Best,

John

TJ's Reef · Dec 27, 2013

Trachyphillia or Wellsophillia (bad spelling ?) and bottom area of concern looks like where it was broken of its original stem/attachment. Beautiful piece.

Cheers, Todd

mrcoffee2 · Dec 27, 2013

I glued the middle part down. The area of concern is where my index finger is.

mike007 · Dec 27, 2013

They do well on sandbed. I would place it there and leave it alone and see how it does.

mrcoffee2 · Dec 27, 2013

Is it going to matter that I already glued the bottom?

mrcoffee2 · Dec 27, 2013

Alright I placed it on the sand bed. How can you tell when this coral is hurting?

mrcoffee2 · Dec 27, 2013

After moving the coral my yellow clown goby did this...

I think he likes it. Is that going to be a problem?

Sorry to ask so many questions, I paid $75 for it and really do not want to lose it.

mrcoffee2 · Dec 27, 2013

I think he really likes it!

tyler1503 · Dec 27, 2013

A lot of gobies will do this

It's fun to watch!
There's no real danger here unless your goby is small enough to be at risk of being eaten by the coral. Although you look pretty safe for now

It may be time to take action if your goby starts spreading sand onto the coral too, but you can just use a small turkey baster and gently blow the sand away.