Show your Pectinias!

[Taipan]

I'll take some pictures soon and post them. It recovered quite well and the colour is back.

I simply put the coral on the bottom of the display and away from direct light. Peripheral light as I like to call it. Make sure there is a little indirect flow so that nutrients can flow into it and dead/dying flesh can be gently swept away.

Unfortunately if it is severely stripped or stripping - more often than not; recovery rate is generally poor. The tips that are in rough shape should generally be ok for a proper recovery. It's when the stripping and damage is at the base that I find mortality rates quite high.

It will take a good 2 weeks to a month for colour to start to come back and flesh to grow back on the tips. Good Luck!

 

[donkeys4hire]

Here's a pic of it.

 

[Taipan]

The top right corner is of a little concern...but overall....I've seen MUCH worse that have recovered. Give it some time and TLC

Try and keep it away from intense light and try and keep algae from forming on the skeleton. It should be fine.

 

[Dizzle63]

I got a beautiful pectinia but some of the tips were damaged and have some algae growing on them. Any suggestions? Can they be broken off?

 

[Taipan]

Short answer - yes the tips can be broken off and flesh should form over the broken tip or wound.

Long answer - if you've accepted that the tips are already too far deteriorated; before breaking the tips off try removing the algae with a soft toothbrush or try adding a snail along the tip to consume the algae and get rid of the dead flesh. See what happens over time. If there is no change or positive result; you could break the tip off.

Good Luck.

 

[jporter]

Space invader pectina. Had to rehouse the clown fish as they were starting to tear it up a little. It does have some pretty long sweepers at night.





Ultimate pectina

 

[Taipan]

That first picture with the clownfish is awesome.

 

[FiShTaCo]

That first picture with the clownfish is awesome.

+1 !!

I have never seen any host a pectinia.

 

[JDT Reef]

Here's mine taken with camera phone. Saw it at the LFS, with no name. But had to have it.

 

[GreenSaltyOne]

Just got this pretty little lady a few days ago. Gonna baby her into a big fat beautiful mama :love1: