RustySnail
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I have an Elegance that is exhibiting the exact symptoms that were described in Eric's summary. Initially swolen appearance - web-like mucus; now it's receeding. Noticed that some of the 'mucus' would not pull off of the coral with my fingers or with tweezers. The last couple of days the coral has been expelling it's zoos and looking like it would soon die. I diped the coral in Lugols last night and it closed up tight to expose what I believe is a parasite along the outer edge of the coral skeleton. Looks like masses of parasitic worms that have bored into the flesh of the coral along the back edge of the mantle. There are hundreds (if not thousands) of parasites on this elegance; the strong lugols dip did not appear to kill them. It definitely looks like a parasite to the eye; I will take some of it in for a look under a microscope soon.
Eric, if you want this coral you are welcome to take it, please let me know how to go about sending (fixed or alive).
Eric, if you want this coral you are welcome to take it, please let me know how to go about sending (fixed or alive).