Wellso coral help..

[AmyBolton]

I received this coral yesterday after being shipped to me. I noticed a damaged spot on the corner, it got a little worse today.

Any advice on what to do with this guy?

He is in a low flow and low light area of the tank, tank has been up for 2 years, parameters are stable. PO 0.051, NO3 7, ALK 10.3, Mg 1350, Ca 400, Salinity 1.026.

At this point is it a place him in the tank and hope he recovers, should I try and feed him or wait to see if he gives a feeding response?

Any help at this point would be greatly appreciated.. I held off on getting these expensive corals until my tank was established for reasons of them dying! haha

Thank you

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

I think you're doing all the right things. Personally I wouldn't feed a new coral for at least a week, until it has time to get somewhat adjusted to the new tank. I would just leave it alone.

I notice your alk is little bit higher than "average" IMO, mine is 8.6 and most I speak to are between 8 and 9, nothing wrong with yours, just saying it might be why its seeming off since you put it in the tank, it might have taken a bump in alk and needs time to get used to it. But I'm just guessing about this...

 

[encrustingacro]

I would say feed your coral to nurse it back to health. Don’t overfeed though, as that can cause nitrate/phosphate spikes which can decrease your coral’s health.

Also, that is a Trachyphyllia, not a Wellsophyllia. The genus Wellsophyllia is a synonym of Trachyphyllia.