Trachy help!!!

[Bretttownend]

I’ve had a trachy since Saturday, it’s been looking healthy but always with one mouth open for some reason?

Anyway I’ve come home tonight and noticed it looks like it’s starting to retract, it’s been in the centre of my tank under heavy blue lighting, lowish flow, I’ve tried to spot feed without any luck, it doesn’t seem to react like my lobo and scoly do, it inflated during the night and this morning it looked like the flesh was twitching?!?

Any and all help is welcome as I don’t want to lose this coral, I have moved it to a more less directly lit part of the tank. I’ll attach some photos of position and the issue.

TIA

 

[DSC reef]

The last 2 pics look fine to me. It's normal for the inflation/deflation of the coral. If you see feeding tentacles out then try to give it small meaty items. Usually low to medium indirect flow and low to moderate flow will suffice. Kept ours under halides and T5 so I'm not sure if heavy blue from LEDs would have a negative affect on the coral. This was our trachy for reference, it swelled at night too.

 

[Bretttownend]

The last 2 pics look fine to me. It's normal for the inflation/deflation of the coral. If you see feeding tentacles out then try to give it small meaty items.

It’s the first pic with the circle on it that worried me, it looks like the flesh is peeling back and like there’s exposed skeleton.

I’ve fed Reef Roids this evening and it’s gone mad for it! I need to get some meaty foods, what would you recommend?

 

[Jon Fishman]

Even if it has a small area of irritation, it looks large and healthy as a whole.... I'd just watch for it losing color or closing etc..... it looks really nice.

 

[DSC reef]

It’s the first pic with the circle on it that worried me, it looks like the flesh is peeling back and like there’s exposed skeleton.

I’ve fed Reef Roids this evening and it’s gone mad for it! I need to get some meaty foods, what would you recommend?

Always fed reef nutrition mysis feast and LRS reef frenzy.

 

[Bretttownend]

Thanks guys, spending so much on a coral and seeing things change slightly puts abit of a freight in me haha

 

[Bretttownend]

 

[DSC reef]

Make sure no other corals are in reach to sting it. That's a really nice trachyphyllia

 

[Bretttownend]

Make sure no other corals are in reach to sting it.

It’s miles away from anything that could sting unless a scoly can?

 

[DSC reef]

It’s miles away from anything that could sting unless a scoly can?

If too close then yes. LPS can be quite defensive. I always tried to keep 3-6" between corals unless like species.

 

[Bretttownend]

If too close then yes. LPS can be quite defensive.

Would you consider 2-3 fingers width too close?

 

[DSC reef]

That should be fine. I would look at them at night after lights go out for a few hours to check for warfare.

 

[Bretttownend]

Lights go out at 11 that’ll have to be a weekend thing lol

 

[Bretttownend]

Right guys, come home from work and seen more skeletal exposed on the trachy, it’s been moved out of the light to a more dull area, it hasn’t been close to other corals and the rest looks plump and full, it took some Reef Roids last night but some was left over hanging out of its mouth. Do you think if it doesn’t retract anymore it’ll recover?