Wellsophylia help

[vonhubenz]

I had this wellsophylia that got a snail stuck under it overnight and now has receded. The skeleton is showing and not sure what to do. Anyone have any suggestions what to do? Will it recover?

 

[griss]

Is the flesh torn? Just retracted tissue shouldn’t be a long term issue based on the pics.

 

[vonhubenz]

Is that just the flesh retrached?

 

[vonhubenz]

I thought it receded but I’ve never delt with anything like this with my wellso before

 

[griss]

It doesn’t look receded to me, just retracted. If that’s the case, it’s fines

 

[vonhubenz]

Well now there’s algae growing on the skeleton and it’s producing a ton of slime… is this fine and part of it healing?

 

[griss]

I'm not really an LPS person (haven't kept any in decades). But the algae growing on it is likely irritating the coral causing it to slime.

@reefing102 any thoughts?

 

[vonhubenz]

Here’s a current photo

 

[vonhubenz]

It’s also really puffy and it’s flesh is making a circle around itself… wich I’ve never seen

 

[griss]

Oh, I mistook what I saw in the first pictures (I was looking on my phone at the time). Yes, that does not look good.

Here's an older thread talking about a similar situation and it looks like someone recommended a dip in Lugol's.

Here's a couple more threads:

LPS peelings. Acans, and Welliso. - Reef Central Online Community

LPS peelings. Acans, and Welliso. LPS Keepers

www.reefcentral.com

Shedding Wells - Reef Central Online Community

Shedding Wells LPS Keepers

www.reefcentral.com

 

[Reefing102]

I’m not that good with iding these types of things. But my guess is that it should recover. However, my understanding is it may not regrow over the old skeleton so algae is likely to grow on the skeleton. I’m not 100% certain. It is said that iodine dips and dosing do help but I’m not certain on the correct dip ratio

 

[griss]

Maybe @kharmaguru might have some insight.

 

[kharmaguru]

Well now there’s algae growing on the skeleton and it’s producing a ton of slime

In my experience these things don't usually end well. Honestly all you can do is wait and see, he might be a trooper.

It’s also really puffy and it’s flesh is making a circle around itself… wich I’ve never seen

It might bail off it's skeleton which unfortunately spells doom via being sucked into a flow pump or other general tumbleweed-like demise. Again, wait and see.

 

[vonhubenz]

Can thag destroy my tank if he does do that?

 

[kharmaguru]

Can thag destroy my tank if he does do that?

No just itself. I gave you worst case scenarios. Let's just think positive and it will make a complete recovery.

 

[Misled]

Even if you think you've lost it, leave it in the tank. It's stalk may give you some surprises down the road.

 

[T Diddy]

Even if you think you've lost it, leave it in the tank. It's stalk may give you some surprises down the road.

Yup. I’ve got a bubble coral that I thought was completely toast…now it’s growing again.

 

[kharmaguru]

@vonhubenz , any update on how that coral is doing?

 

[vonhubenz]

I think it’s not gunna make it… just basically recessed into a ball of jelly… just am speechless that I didn’t catch it sooner.. the snail had to have been stuck there for a while

 

[griss]

Damn, so sorry.