Please help!!!!

Dfrashid · Dec 23, 2022

So I've noticed my candy Cain corral was starting to split I honestly thought it was growing a new head but then now it looks as if it's about to break away from the coral all together please help and let me know what's happening!!!! Thank you in advance

HankstankXXL750 · Dec 23, 2022

Not sure what is going on. Do you have anything in the tank that might have picked at it? Any chance it got damaged by something falling on it?

Looks like a very specific area is why I’m wondering about an injury.

What are your parameters?

Dfrashid · Dec 23, 2022

HankstankXXXL750 said:
Not sure what is going on. Do you have anything in the tank that might have picked at it? Any chance it got damaged by something falling on it?

Looks like a very specific area is why I’m wondering about an injury.

What are your parameters?

I did have a green file fish that nipped at it so he's goon but that was over a month ago...

fishguy242 · Dec 23, 2022

hi, coral will be fine, just let fall off naturally, piece has some skeleton , chance will survive.

Dfrashid · Dec 23, 2022

fishguy242 said:
hi, coral will be fine, just let fall off naturally, piece has some skeleton , chance will survive.

The piece that falls will survive? Will it grow a new coral?

HankstankXXL750 · Dec 23, 2022

Only thing I see on your parameters, which probably doesn’t have anything to do with the candy cane, is 0.00 phosphates. Might want to feed reef roids or an amino acid vitamin supplement like Aquavitro Fuel.

You probably have some and not truly 0 using hobby grade testing, but many corals use phosphates as food/fuel.

fishguy242 · Dec 23, 2022

it may yes,

Dfrashid · Dec 23, 2022

These are mo most recent test

Dfrashid · Dec 23, 2022

HankstankXXXL750 said:
Only thing I see on your parameters, which probably doesn’t have anything to do with the candy cane, is 0.00 phosphates. Might want to feed reef roids or an amino acid vitamin supplement like Aquavitro Fuel.

You probably have some and not truly 0 using hobby grade testing, but many corals use phosphates as food/fuel.

I'm using hanna tester ppm but just got my UL tester in PPB

MrGisonni · Dec 23, 2022

See if you can glue down that little broken piece when it falls off...it may grow. And look....you fragged a coral.

CoralB · Dec 23, 2022

Zero phosphates could be issue if you don’t bring them up . Between .05 and .1 is preferable. Think cyano / Dino’s

vetteguy53081 · Dec 23, 2022

Dfrashid said:
I did have a green file fish that nipped at it so he's goon but that was over a month ago...

Mag very high and calcium elevated but not dangerous level. Looks like a result of injury to tissue hanging by protective mucus.
Allow that loose piece to dislodge by itself and keep eye on elevated levels and assure flow is not too strong which can cause tissue separation. Moderate light and water flow is all thats needed and feed 2x per week with mysis shrimp

Dfrashid · Dec 24, 2022

vetteguy53081 said:
Mag very high and calcium elevated but not dangerous level. Looks like a result of injury to tissue hanging by protective mucus.
Allow that loose piece to dislodge by itself and keep eye on elevated levels and assure flow is not too strong which can cause tissue separation. Moderate light and water flow is all thats needed and feed 2z per week with mysis shrimp

I feed my fish 1 time a day mysis shrimp as it is.. am I supposed to spot feed the candy Cain when the lights go out?