Lobo, possible flesh damaged?

[Yabbadabba]

Hi guys I purchased this Lobo a few weeks ago and once I arrived home noticed it had stringy stuff with what looks like sand particles sticking to it coming from 3 places on its outer ring.

I've spot fed it several times and it has an appetite but the stringy stuff never goes away. I can power jet the junk off but it just returns. The coral doesn't seem unhappy.

To me it seems the areas might be flesh wounds? Maybe this happened from the coral being damaged during the trip home, I don't remember seeing it in the store.

What do you think this looks like?

 

[AlSimmons]

It looks like the skeleton may have poked through the tissue in a few spots. As long as your parameters are within reason and the lighting is sufficient it should heal up in no time.

 

[Yabbadabba]

It looks like the skeleton may have poked through the tissue in a few spots. As long as your parameters are within reason and the lighting is sufficient it should heal up in no time.

Okay thank you!

So I shouldn't be concerned with dipping it or anything to help the flesh heal? Is there anything that I should watch for that would indicate infection?

Also I have moved it a couple times from a shaded spot into the light and back, but always on the sand bed. Whats ideal for these guys? Different articles say different things about the lighting requirement and I want to stop moving it around.

 

[organism]

It's normal, just let it get used to the tank. Sand bed is best for placement on those until they settle in imo, and even then it's probably a good idea to keep them there.

On a side note you don't need to feed photosynthetic corals (ie anything other than sun polyps). It's a mistake many new hobbyists get talked into by their LFS trying to sell them stuff and bad online advice from people who don't know any better. Chances are you'll end up with the mother of all algae blooms or water quality issues that will hurt corals if you keep it up imo. Feeding is best left to when you have more experience with keeping a tank clean and stable, the corals don't need it and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

 

[Yabbadabba]

Hi Organism thank you for the reply!

It looks way better than it did a week ago when I posted this and I haven't touched it since.
I have fed it probably twice in that week along with a few of my other corals like frogspawn, duncan, candy cane. They all do grab at the food like they want it, but I see your point in that I will only dirty up my tank.

I'll do my best to hold off on feeding, but its so awesome and interesting to watch!