Torch Coral

[Alex716796]

I have been keeping euphyllia for a long time and I recently had a situation I have never seen before. I looked at on of my torches and dead center of the membrane there was a hole that appeared out of nowhere, I just left it the torch is doing awesome but the hole seemed to progress around the torch not moving up the torch at all but as it’s “receding” around the skin it is also reviewing as it goes. The best way to describe it is there is membrane above and below the membrane but where the “hole” is moves. Any ideas?

 

[dylana407]

The head splitting?

 

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I have been keeping euphyllia for a long time and I recently had a situation I have never seen before. I looked at on of my torches and dead center of the membrane there was a hole that appeared out of nowhere, I just left it the torch is doing awesome but the hole seemed to progress around the torch not moving up the torch at all but as it’s “receding” around the skin it is also reviewing as it goes. The best way to describe it is there is membrane above and below the membrane but where the “hole” is moves. Any ideas?

A picture will probably go a long way to show us. It's not an infection or anything?

 

[Alex716796]

I have dipped the torch. It’s almost as if the hole is getting bigger but as it get bigger the torch is regrowing the skin from the other end

 

[Alex716796]

 

[Alex716796]

The head splitting?

It has been slowly splitting into three

 

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Ohh thats not good is that tissue gone from the base of the coral? If its receding up the coral you will want to very carefully watch it, If it keeps growing and receding up the base and your coral act fast. If I get what you are saying it sounds like the flesh around the hole is no longer attached to the coral. It sounds like a bacterial infection and you caught it at an early stage. I have also seen this problem in torch/ hammer corals and used peroxide to stop the recession. Peroxide is better than Iodine in my opinion as iodine had never solved any problems of mine BUT alot of people have had a lot of luck. Ive recently had good luck using Chloramphenicol as and Antibiotic if bacteria is what is causing this problem, it could also be a Ciliate infection which is common. Ciliates are similar to bacteria but more advanced and are naturally found in the water colomb of aquariums as is bacteria Chloramphenicol kills ciliates as well. Sometimes out of the blue corals can get infected, Ive seen a correlation between Infections and heavy carbon dosing.

Erythromycin is also a good antibiotic if thats a route you are going to take

 

[Alex716796]

I use coral revive dip. It’s weird though it isn’t receding up or down it’s receding sideways and as it recedes one way the coral grows it back from the other side

 

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I use coral revive dip. It’s weird though it isn’t receding up or down it’s receding sideways and as it recedes one way the coral grows it back from the other side

Yeah its only speculation at this point, if the flesh is peeling off I would guess a infection. Coral revive dip is not effective at stopping infections, its more for a fast dip to clean up new corals before putting it into your tank. Ive used coral Rx and it hasn't been the greatest either. Peroxide has been super useful but doesn't always stop the infections. If I have these types of problems I revert to peroxide and antibiotics

 

[Alex716796]

Mod shut down this thread please