Almost dead open brain coral?

Mr31415 · 07/19/2006, 11:12 AM

My brain coral used to look like this when I first added it to the tank:

Now it looks like this:

just worse. Notice the exposed skeleton - the whole coral is exposed (white).

I think it was the hermit crabs or tangs...

Can I rescue it? How?

ratherbediving · 07/19/2006, 01:04 PM

If the flesh is receding from the skeleton, you might try feeding it. I try feeding my open brain (looks a bit different than yours) and scylomia mysis shrimp, and that seems to help them.

Mr31415 · 07/19/2006, 01:27 PM

I just caught my peppermint shrimp red handed - the fool was sitting inside the brain coral and seemed like it was feeding on the tissue. There is now about 1% tissue left - everything else is white skeleton. Is there anything I can do apart from feeding it (the shrimps will obviously keep on eating it)?

akrimmel · 07/19/2006, 01:32 PM

call it a loss

07/19/2006, 11:12 AM	#1
Mr31415 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Surrey, Canada Posts: 1,926	Almost dead open brain coral? My brain coral used to look like this when I first added it to the tank: Now it looks like this: just worse. Notice the exposed skeleton - the whole coral is exposed (white). I think it was the hermit crabs or tangs... Can I rescue it? How?

07/19/2006, 01:04 PM	#2
ratherbediving Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 558	If the flesh is receding from the skeleton, you might try feeding it. I try feeding my open brain (looks a bit different than yours) and scylomia mysis shrimp, and that seems to help them.

07/19/2006, 01:27 PM	#3
Mr31415 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Surrey, Canada Posts: 1,926	I just caught my peppermint shrimp red handed - the fool was sitting inside the brain coral and seemed like it was feeding on the tissue. There is now about 1% tissue left - everything else is white skeleton. Is there anything I can do apart from feeding it (the shrimps will obviously keep on eating it)?

07/19/2006, 01:32 PM	#4
akrimmel Moved On Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: HAZELWOOD, MO Posts: 2,260	call it a loss