Trumpet Coral dying question?

DustinS85 · 02/11/2015, 12:31 AM

I got a bright yellow Trumpet Coral the other day, and I am worried about it. I haven't seen the tentacles during the day (which I hear is normal though). The mouth opens at night, but I still don't see tentacles. I set food in it's "trumpet" and it isn't putting out the tentacles. The coloration is the same as when I got it, but this worries me. What signs would be a sure giveaway that it is dead, or dying?

TangingOut · 02/11/2015, 05:14 AM

It's probably just acclimating itself, give it some time.

Reef Frog · 02/11/2015, 11:59 AM

The tentacles come out at night on my trumpets. Try target feeding with very small mysis shrimp or plankton sized food like cyclopseeze with the pumps off. Your description sounds like everything is OK. Tissue recession is the worst sign and you didn't mention that.

Yellow? That sounds neat. Is it true yellow? Any chance you could post a photo? I didn't know there was a yellow morph available. True yellow is hard to come by in stony corals IME at least.

DustinS85 · 02/11/2015, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Reef Frog

The tentacles come out at night on my trumpets. Try target feeding with very small mysis shrimp or plankton sized food like cyclopseeze with the pumps off. Your description sounds like everything is OK. Tissue recession is the worst sign and you didn't mention that.

Yellow? That sounds neat. Is it true yellow? Any chance you could post a photo? I didn't know there was a yellow morph available. True yellow is hard to come by in stony corals IME at least.

I pretty sure it is dying now, but I will post a picture in a little bit. :-(

DustinS85 · 02/11/2015, 01:18 PM

Before:

After:

DustinS85 · 02/11/2015, 04:56 PM

Yeah, a couple hours later it looked way worse that that. It's a goner :-(

Reef Frog · 02/11/2015, 05:44 PM

Yea that one is on its way out unfortunately. They don't do well if the lighting is too strong...maybe that was the problem.

Just FYI that color is referred to often as neon or cryptonite green.

maroonman · 02/11/2015, 05:45 PM

Water parameters?
Post what they are.. I had issues with trumpets when Alk. Fell too low.

kegogut · 02/11/2015, 06:39 PM

I wouldnt give up on it just yet. Ive had some that looked pretty bad like that. They ended up coming back. Just give it time. Maybe lower it in the tank so that its not getting as much light.

DustinS85 · 02/11/2015, 06:42 PM

My Peppermint shrimp were literally pulling pieces out of the inside and eating it. Pretty sure it is done for. :-(

kegogut · 02/11/2015, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DustinS85

My Peppermint shrimp were literally pulling pieces out of the inside and eating it. Pretty sure it is done for. :-(

We're they eating the trumpet or food you tried giving it? If they're eating the actual trumpet then it is indeed dead .

DustinS85 · 02/11/2015, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by kegogut

We're they eating the trumpet or food you tried giving it? If they're eating the actual trumpet then it is indeed dead .

The trumpet itself was being ate. The food was brown in color. The peps were eating white stuff from the inside of it.

02/11/2015, 12:31 AM	#1
DustinS85 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Elyria, OH Posts: 88	Trumpet Coral dying question? I got a bright yellow Trumpet Coral the other day, and I am worried about it. I haven't seen the tentacles during the day (which I hear is normal though). The mouth opens at night, but I still don't see tentacles. I set food in it's "trumpet" and it isn't putting out the tentacles. The coloration is the same as when I got it, but this worries me. What signs would be a sure giveaway that it is dead, or dying?

02/11/2015, 05:45 PM	#8
maroonman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Wesley Chapel FL. Posts: 933	Water parameters? Post what they are.. I had issues with trumpets when Alk. Fell too low. __________________ AGA 180 Mixed reef & 54 Pony Tank Current Tank Info: 180 Reef..100-Sump/SRO-5000

02/11/2015, 06:39 PM	#9
kegogut Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: St.Louis Posts: 5,052	I wouldnt give up on it just yet. Ive had some that looked pretty bad like that. They ended up coming back. Just give it time. Maybe lower it in the tank so that its not getting as much light. __________________ Dave. "I have learned all kinds of things from my many mistakes. The one thing I never learn is to stop making them." --Nicomo Cosca. Current Tank Info: 225 mixed w/ 225 sump 550 lbs live rock,3x MarinePure ceramic blocks,Skimz SM201,Geo 618 CR,Vectra L1,DOS automatic water changes,3x 250w MH w/ 4x actinic T5,All ran by Apex thru Fusion.--57 community tank w/ OR T-247,120 nem tank.

02/11/2015, 05:14 AM	#2
TangingOut Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,511	It's probably just acclimating itself, give it some time.

02/11/2015, 11:59 AM	#3
Reef Frog Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,121	The tentacles come out at night on my trumpets. Try target feeding with very small mysis shrimp or plankton sized food like cyclopseeze with the pumps off. Your description sounds like everything is OK. Tissue recession is the worst sign and you didn't mention that. Yellow? That sounds neat. Is it true yellow? Any chance you could post a photo? I didn't know there was a yellow morph available. True yellow is hard to come by in stony corals IME at least.

02/11/2015, 01:18 PM	#5
DustinS85 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Elyria, OH Posts: 88	Before: After:

02/11/2015, 04:56 PM	#6
DustinS85 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Elyria, OH Posts: 88	Yeah, a couple hours later it looked way worse that that. It's a goner :-(

02/11/2015, 05:44 PM	#7
Reef Frog Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,121	Yea that one is on its way out unfortunately. They don't do well if the lighting is too strong...maybe that was the problem. Just FYI that color is referred to often as neon or cryptonite green.

02/11/2015, 06:42 PM	#10
DustinS85 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Elyria, OH Posts: 88	My Peppermint shrimp were literally pulling pieces out of the inside and eating it. Pretty sure it is done for. :-(