Plate help!

[mrcoffee2]

Hey guys,

This plate has had its mouth open since I brought it home. I am trying to rescue it from a local reefers tank that was not kept very well...

It is not showing any skeleton but its mouth just wont close, its been like this since I put it into my tank. I really hope it can pull through, it is a 6 yr old plate!

I tried feeding it and it does react to food but it does not try and eat it.

 

[3Twinklets]

Bump

 

[kuansreef]

Give it a dip with coral RX or any coral dip you have. It may have an inflection in the mouth. If the mouth is getting bigger and bigger, it is dying.

 

[juggalogentry]

Dont give up on him even if its nothing but skeleton, these guys have been known to produce babies from the skeleton after its decayed

 

[mrcoffee2]

Its mouth does not seem to be getting bigger. At night it closes about 50% of what it is at. It does not seem to be getting worse but doesnt seem to be getting better at the same time

I have bayer insceticide but I have never dipped a plate in it before. Do you think it will be good?

 

[Tab28]

If its mouth remains open all the time. It is stressed, and not likely a good outcome. Did you acclimate slowly? Are water perimeters in line?

 

[mrcoffee2]

The corals mouth was open when I picked it up. I know it was a gamble... The tank is fairly new maybe 4 months now, but all of my other corals are doing really well. For instance here is another plate near it thrivin.

Perhaps putting it into a more established tank might be better? I have a tank thats been up for 1yr but theres not a lot of room for a 6 inch plate

 

[mrcoffee2]

Hmm might have some progress here. I fed it some mysis and it pulled it all into its mouth then closed about 90%.

 

[Tab28]

That is good. Hopefully whatever was causing its stress has resolved itself.