Need help! STAT! Brown Jelly

[Sheol]

....Has struck one of my very favorite corals, my Platygyra! Anybody know the best treatment? I assume I have to dip the poor coral in something like Iodine? Anyone ever had this problem before? I'm NOT losing this coral!

Sincerely,
Matthew:rolleye1:

 

[Ian]

I dont have any personal expirence but I have read BJ spreads like butter on hot toast!!! It may hurt but Id trash the infected coral before it spreads to the rest of the tank...

 

[Sheol]

If it cannot be saved, I certainly will!

Matthew

 

[zeppelin]

I'd frag the healthy section off. Give yourself at least 1/4"-1/2" from the infected area. Once the jelly starts its hard to stop generally. You might at least be able to save some of it.

 

[Sheol]

I'm looking at pics in Boremann & other books, & now I'm doubting my initial DX of Brown Jelly. That being said, it did have a hard time early on in my tank. My ocellaris clown kept knocking the poor thing off the LR 7 onto the sand, upside down. That happened a number of times. I thought the danger had passed, but maybe not. It may also be related to its paleness.
I am going to try and save it, whatever is causing this.

Matthew

 

[fierceseaman]

Well, if it is brown jelly and you happen to save it you'll be a minor hero in my book b/c I've probably lost 4-5 nice specimens of euphyllia to brown jelly. Tell us how you end up treating it.

 

[Sheol]

I only have the two options now, both involve removing it from the tank (briefly). One, emergency surgery (amputation of diseased tissue & skeleton). The other dips in freshwater & maybe Lugol's solution.

Sincerely,
Matthew