frogspawn bacterial infection

fishkeeprian · 08/31/2016, 04:14 AM

Hi Everyone,

I recently fragged my frogspawn coral and because my lack of knowledge I did not dip my coral afterwards and I have been advised it will probably end up with an bacterial infection. I have ordered some lugol’s iodine solution and I will dip when I receive it (probably too late), but what signs should I be looking out for so i can be ready if it does show signs of disease.

At the moment both frags are looking great, fully extended, good colour, generally retracts at night but as soon as my light comes out it pops right out, so looking good, but I know that could change quickly, any advice would be welcome.

Thanks Ian

SeaCucumberFan · 08/31/2016, 04:17 AM

Watch out for white stuff

Dkuhlmann · 08/31/2016, 06:42 AM

Actually it's brown stuff as in Brown Jelly Disease. Euphyllia are really susceptible to it.

SeaCucumberFan · 08/31/2016, 06:49 AM

Basically rings that wipe out tissue

C.Eymann · 08/31/2016, 06:54 AM

Like mentioned above brown jelly infection is your main worry, you don't HAVE to dip after fragging but it does seem to help prevent it. Make sure the pieces you have are getting decent flow, just a tad bit more than you normally would for a euphyllia. That should help keep the bacteria from congregating and turning into full blown brown jelly infection.

Dkuhlmann · 08/31/2016, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by SeaCucumberFan

Basically rings that wipe out tissue

NO not really.

SeaCucumberFan · 08/31/2016, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Dkuhlmann

NO not really.

Really? I thought all coral bacterial infections are rings that wipe out tissue. Can you give me an example of a nonring nonfleshwipeout bacterial infection?

C.Eymann · 08/31/2016, 07:57 AM

Only coral aliment that I can think of that starts out with a ring is white band disease but that only affects the genus Acropora. Bacterial infections really don't start in a distinct shape for the most part

Gil03 · 08/31/2016, 08:54 AM

I've fragged many euphyllia successfully before and I didn't always dip after so it's not really a death sentence if you don't, it helps and should be common practice but it's not a rule.

Esage · 09/02/2016, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by SeaCucumberFan

Basically rings that wipe out tissue

This is what took out all my LPS. Do you know what it is?

SeaCucumberFan · 09/02/2016, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Esage

This is what took out all my LPS. Do you know what it is?

Bacteria? Black ring disease?

08/31/2016, 04:14 AM	#1
fishkeeprian Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: England, Earl Shilton Posts: 1,452	frogspawn bacterial infection Hi Everyone, I recently fragged my frogspawn coral and because my lack of knowledge I did not dip my coral afterwards and I have been advised it will probably end up with an bacterial infection. I have ordered some lugol’s iodine solution and I will dip when I receive it (probably too late), but what signs should I be looking out for so i can be ready if it does show signs of disease. At the moment both frags are looking great, fully extended, good colour, generally retracts at night but as soon as my light comes out it pops right out, so looking good, but I know that could change quickly, any advice would be welcome. Thanks Ian

08/31/2016, 06:42 AM	#3
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Actually it's brown stuff as in Brown Jelly Disease. Euphyllia are really susceptible to it. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

08/31/2016, 06:54 AM	#5
C.Eymann Cnidaria lover Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Winterpark FL Posts: 1,483	Like mentioned above brown jelly infection is your main worry, you don't HAVE to dip after fragging but it does seem to help prevent it. Make sure the pieces you have are getting decent flow, just a tad bit more than you normally would for a euphyllia. That should help keep the bacteria from congregating and turning into full blown brown jelly infection. __________________ "I glue animals to rocks" Current Tank Info: 80gal build in the works

08/31/2016, 07:57 AM	#8
C.Eymann Cnidaria lover Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Winterpark FL Posts: 1,483	Only coral aliment that I can think of that starts out with a ring is white band disease but that only affects the genus Acropora. Bacterial infections really don't start in a distinct shape for the most part __________________ "I glue animals to rocks" Current Tank Info: 80gal build in the works

08/31/2016, 04:17 AM	#2
SeaCucumberFan Moved On Join Date: May 2016 Location: Sleman, Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia Posts: 858	Watch out for white stuff

08/31/2016, 06:49 AM	#4
SeaCucumberFan Moved On Join Date: May 2016 Location: Sleman, Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia Posts: 858	Basically rings that wipe out tissue

08/31/2016, 08:54 AM	#9
Gil03 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Phoenix, Az. Posts: 76	I've fragged many euphyllia successfully before and I didn't always dip after so it's not really a death sentence if you don't, it helps and should be common practice but it's not a rule.