Trachy Receding

Neo Jeo · Mar 30, 2019

Hello Reefers!

I have a bluish green brain coral it’s been receding for the past few months it’s finally going over the edge I don’t really know what else to do I’ve tipped it twice does anyone have any recommendations to try to bring it back to life is it possible or once it starts it’s receding journey is it hard to reverse ?

Thanks!

P-Dub · Mar 30, 2019

Neo Jeo said:
Hello Reefers!

I have a bluish green brain coral it’s been receding for the past few months it’s finally going over the edge I don’t really know what else to do I’ve tipped it twice does anyone have any recommendations to try to bring it back to life is it possible or once it starts it’s receding journey is it hard to reverse ?

Thanks!

It is definitely possible and I have done so but is an uphill battle without knowing exactly what is causing its issues.

Neo Jeo · Mar 30, 2019

P-Dub said:
It is definitely possible and I have done so but is an uphill battle without knowing exactly what is causing its issues.

Do you think feeding it will help?

JMM744 · Mar 30, 2019

Might try a shady area. It looks pretty bad. I have had a couple come back but I had to just keep trying to change flow and light till I saw improvement. Just lost a bleeding apple scolly that had receded about half and then came back over the last 6-8 months. Put it in a bigger tank with the same water parameters and it was gone in three days. No clue what happened. Heart breaking to see such beauties go.
Jim

P-Dub · Mar 31, 2019

Neo Jeo said:
Do you think feeding it will help?

I'm not sure it will be in a feeding mood. Take a look at it well after lights out and if there is any tentacle extension give it a try. Small and well chopped up. Not sure that lighting change will help or not but certainly can try that. Flow changes may be an option. You can pull it out and give her a RX dip or MediCoral dip.
Keep us posted.

DSC reef · Mar 31, 2019

I agree, coral looks to be in bad shape. Hard to tell but it could've been starving. IME trachyphyllia can suck up a lot of light and fed regularly multiple times a week. Sensitive to chemistry swings. Kept flow indirect to the coral.

Neo Jeo · Mar 31, 2019

Thanks everyone for the advice.

After lights are out this guy blows up with tenticals. 100’s of them.

Durning the day it looks skinny and right before the lights turn off it’s puffy then after lights out it’s full on tenticals. This is the second move I did on it. It’s been receding for months now. Slowly tho. I did dip it in revive.

DSC reef · Mar 31, 2019

Start feeding it at night when its tentacles come out. I'd feed it meaty foods like mysis feast, LRS, etc.

Neo Jeo · Mar 31, 2019

DSC reef said:
Start feeding it at night when its tentacles come out. I'd feed it meaty foods like mysis feast, LRS, etc.

Ok good call. I hit it with some reef roids last night but I was thinking that prob did not do anything lol..

I have 2 cleaner shrimps and I hope at night they will stay away. Little annoying guys when target feeding lol

DSC reef · Mar 31, 2019

Shrimp can be annoying. Loved our cleaner shrimp but wont keep shrimp any more due to them stealing food, lol. You might have to feed the coral and keep the shrimp away until the food is gone.

P-Dub · Mar 31, 2019

DSC reef said:
Start feeding it at night when its tentacles come out. I'd feed it meaty foods like mysis feast, LRS, etc.

That's when you feed, at night. Give the shrimp some grub to keep them occupied while you target feed. You have a chance but it will take work. Once it starts doing better you can try feeding during the daylight hours and it should be healthy enough to respond to the food. I'm sure the roids were helpful but some relatively fine chopped up meaty food would be the way to go. Keep us posted with progress photos. I'd bet money she'll come back with diligent nursing.