Torch Losing Tentacles

[bighaig]

Hi guys,
I have a Torch that seems to be losing tentacles. I thought is was spawning new ones, as they some tiny ones that are really brightly colored, but this morning there is a section that is bare.

Thank has quite a few other torches/frogspawns,duncans, brains etc which are all doing fine.

Any help is appreciated.

 

[bighaig]

Help?

 

[greech]

It looks like that polyp is about gone. The rest of the coral looks good. Is that pic taken with the lights out? Maybe that's why the healthy polyps look a little retracted? Otherwise it may be in too high of flow.

What is the red down in the skeleton?

 

[akitareefer]

That head is gone. Perhaps brown jelly disease (common bacterial infection). If it spread it will kill other heads. If possible I would cut that head off and dip the whole thing.

 

[bighaig]

Here it is with lights on. I don't see brown jelly on it. It's really clean. As for the red marks, it looks like a marker where the LFS fragged it. It's in a few places.

 

[greech]

You may not have seen the "jelly".

Not sure I have ever seen a marker.

I have had 2 torch go in my tank and both lost a polyp but that's where it stopped. In my case the torches were fragged the same day i bought them. Not sure if thus was the case with yours. A dip is hardly ever a bad idea.

 

[bighaig]

Can I just re-dip in coral rx for 8 mins? Or do I have to saw off the heads?

 

[akitareefer]

I would clip off the dead part, dip the whole thing, dip in saltwater, then put it back

 

[DanielleinLA]

Do you all recommend dipping all new Euphyllia?

 

[bighaig]

I do suggest all new corals get dipped. I dip them in coral rx. I've only had one large worm fall out, but that's worth it.

 

[Reefing21715]

i will use revive it works great and cut off the dead head

 

[lhscouchmonster]

i use coral rx for all new corals. i havent lost one that i have dipped yet. rather be safe than sorry.