Did my coral just died on me??

[allendehl]

Saw those individual pieces off the rock and make 4 little frags. move them apart and see if things improve.

Never done this before.What can I use to cut it?..would a hand saw work? Should I cut the rock in 4 or the corals by their base?

Any special care to avoid damaging them?

 

[Uncle99]

Bone cutters or wire cutters, as low as possible, where they glued the individual pieces, seems dum placing aggressive torches with frogspawn as in the picture.....

 

[Uncle99]

I would probably just take off the frogspawn.....

 

[ReeferNoob4ever]

I just use a little hand saw while I hold the base with pliers for a good grip, you can use bone cutters but make sure they are beast or you will just pinch the coral and fubar it all up. Also I have seen people use dremels but I never have so can't recommend that. Make sure you cut it at the very bottom of the stalk closest to the rock it's on.

I would remove all of them but that's just me. It will give you more flexibility in the end where to put them in your tank. Some corals like to be in particular spots and others do not like it. I always try to avoid buying coral bundles for that reason.

 

[allendehl]

I just use a little hand saw while I hold the base with pliers for a good grip, you can use bone cutters but make sure they are beast or you will just pinch the coral and fubar it all up. Also I have seen people use dremels but I never have so can't recommend that. Make sure you cut it at the very bottom of the stalk closest to the rock it's on.

I would remove all of them but that's just me. It will give you more flexibility in the end where to put them in your tank. Some corals like to be in particular spots and others do not like it. I always try to avoid buying coral bundles for that reason.

Should I super glue it back in another small rock before putting them back into the tank? Does it need to be done quick or can I take my time to do it right?(I mean cutting it off while out of the water)

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[allendehl]

Separated the 3 left corals. As soon as I pulled them out of the water 2 of them has this slimy look. Is this normal? See pic. Also the green torch is looking a little scary.
Glued them back well apart from each other. Hope the issues end here.
The dead one has a bad smell, I put it back into the tank to give it a chance...will see.

 

[allendehl]

Torch. Sorry for the bad pic, not sure why my fancy new phone had hard time focusing on it.

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[homer1475]

Sliming up is normal, its a natural defense for corals.

I would be very surprised if that torch makes it, sorry.

 

[ReeferNoob4ever]

Give it time and see what happens. I have had bouts of corals looking pretty sad then a week later they look better than ever.