Trachypahllyia Flesh Receeding?

[guntercb]

Hello,

I had a Trachpahyllia in my tank; however, the flesh of the Trachahyphyllia began to receed. He was sitting on the bottom of my tank in the sand and not close to any live rock. You could see his skelton structure because he had lost so much flesh. Over half of the trachpahyllia looked fine, but the other half looked really bad.

I made the decision last night to remove the trachpahyllia from my tank and give him a burrial before he rotted in my tank. Anyway, I am now second guessing my decision.

Is there anyway LPS can loose flush and you can see there "skelton" structure and they survive?

I just want to know for the future.

Thanks,
Chris

 

[jaymz101]

check out the pagoda cup thread. Recovery is possible.

 

[guntercb]

Jay,

Thanks for the update. Next time I will try recovery. Live and learn. I seem to always do the wrong thing. )-:

Thanks,
Chris

 

[chrisstie]

I had a brain that did the same thing - but instead I watched the more healthy half of the skeleton take the dive too =\ right now its become "more live rock" in my nano =\

 

[guntercb]

Chrisstie,

You had one turn to live rock in your nano and it did not wipe out the tank?

I guess maybe I try sometimes to protect my stock. I saw this guy was "rotting" and I took him out the tank. I figured removal of him was better than allowing him to "pollute" my tank.

I am sad the Brain is not around anymore. He was such a nice piece. I want another one, but I am afraid to try again.

Thanks,
Chris

 

[dendro982]

I'm unlucky with trachyphillia - they died all, with similar corals in the same tank staying alive (cynarina, scolymia), nano tanks without skimmer. Tanks didn't crashed (with removing the dead tissue, carbon, Prime, and water changes).

If there are noticeable die-back and no chance to save the brain, I removed the dead tissue by turkey baster, at the end of die-off - just swished few times in separate container, and returned to the tank. None come alive (of 5, will try no more).
It would be better to remove it and throw away, but after reading article "The little brain that could" (or something like that), I started getting ideas - they didn't worked...

 

[chrisstie]

Yeah the first one I had had started to get what looked like infection- whit and brown stuff. out of the tank fast.

Second one I tried- the flesh just slowly receeded every day until it faded into nothing so it just sits in my tank.. home to many a feather duster and amphipod.. i think my pistol shrimp really likes it as cover to duck under too when scavenging for mysis

 

[Marsfrogie]

Half of the flesh was gone on mine but it recovered no problem. It looked absolutely hopeless but still recovered. I'm not a fan of removing any coral skeleton right after it appears they are dead. A lot of times growth will spring back up.