Torch sealed itself completely

[jabberwock]

first time ive seen a torch think its a toadstool and morph into one.

Thats so wierd... u can't even see the tenticles anymore, its like its solidified into one large blob.

Like a lemon peel?

 

[Reefering1]

Take some side shots also, showing skeleton and underside. What does it feel like? Does it smell? What corals were next to it?

 

[TilleysReef]

You saw the torch retract and this enveloped over it?

Has it come out since this covering developed?

No. It appeared to be retracting, one small tentacle was sticking out last night. This morning, it looked like this. I'm dipping it now. Here's a photo with and without flash in the dip (iodine based).

 

[MnFish1]

This looks like a leather coral - ok - I'll believe it's not. Either way it looks not so great - Leather corals can of course you know - look bad for days and then open up. So can torches - but not this way - usually. You were concerned about it being dead - someone posted that - it does not look dead but it looks max stressed and I agree with @EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal if you can pull it up and is smells dead - put it in another tank or toss it

 

[MoshJosh]

This is gonna sound crazy, maybe it is. . . but could the polyp have like flipped upside down. . . like it bailed out but then unbailed out?

 

[MnFish1]

Take some side shots also, showing skeleton and underside. What does it feel like? Does it smell? What corals were next to it?

Plus 1

 

[Reefering1]

It almost looks like a bubble over the head.. touch it

 

[MnFish1]

This is gonna sound crazy, maybe it is. . . but could the polyp have like flipped upside down. . . like it bailed out but then unbailed out?

right it sounds crazy but any thing is possible thanks for the idea

 

[MnFish1]

In reality - the coral looks (based on the pictures) -like leather

 

[MnFish1]

And - I would disagree with one of the prior posters - do not touch it

 

[Reefering1]

In reality - the coral looks (based on the pictures) -like leather

Zoom in on the last pic. The upper left area, you can see the "frills" of the skeleton and a mouth

 

[jabberwock]

And - I would disagree with one of the prior posters - do not touch it

Lick it? Just kidding, Don't lick it...

 

[VintageReefer]

If it was me. I don’t care what it was I would be breaking out a tooth pick or something and peeling it off. Could it be filaments from another coral that attacked ? you don’t have any lobo near it right?

 

[VintageReefer]

When did this start and over what course of time ?

Has it ever happened before

 

[krollins]

How recently did you get the coral?

 

[TilleysReef]

In reality - the coral looks (based on the pictures) -like leather

I swirled in the coral dip and it is dead. Here are some photos for reference showing the underside of the torch polyp. It looked great yesterday and was beautiful. This happened in 12 hrs. I run a UV. Dip everything. Morning else changed. Just bad luck?

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

That's new... where's the center? Where did you see the tentacle stick out of? It looks perfectly sealed which I've never even heard of, usually when they close up they concave and you can see the skeleton ridges and polyps in between said ridges


EDIT: just saw the post, sorry

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

This is gonna sound crazy, maybe it is. . . but could the polyp have like flipped upside down. . . like it bailed out but then unbailed out?

Looks like you were right, well, either that or we were seeing some sort of fungus/necrotic tissue

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

I swirled in the coral dip and it is dead. Here are some photos for reference showing the underside of the torch polyp. It looked great yesterday and was beautiful. This happened in 12 hrs. I run a UV. Dip everything. Morning else changed. Just bad luck?

Don't throw it out yet, bailed out polyps can still recover, if it was just flipped over like @MoshJosh said than it can technically recover, however if it was decaying than just toss it




EDIT: and after reviewing the photos it looks like that membrane was either bacteria, fungus, necrosis or some other form of decay, likely unsaveable at this point. Sorry

 

[TilleysReef]

Don't throw it out yet, bailed out polyps can still recover, if it was just flipped over like @MoshJosh said than it can technically recover, however if it was decaying than just toss it




EDIT: and after reviewing the photos it looks like that membrane was either bacteria, fungus, necrosis or some other form of decay, likely unsaveable at this point. Sorry

Thanks everyone