Missing Corals

[Emma1234]

Hi,

I have a tank that has been up for two months. I had a green star polyp and a fairy basslet in there until yesterday. Yesterday I bought some soft corals and a couple of clown fish. Today one of the corals is missing. I searched everywhere in the tank but couldn't find it. I upset my inhabitants, new and old, looking for the coral. The water turned cloudy and most of the corals closed up.

I wondering what to do now. I'm thinking I'll just let it be and not search anymore. But if that missing coral dies I'm concerned it could contaminate the tank. Any suggestions?


Thanks!

[shesacharmer]

Do you know what kind of coral is lost? It might die within a few days but it's unlikely to cause a problem. There are only a few corals that spew toxins in a case like this.

[Emma1234]

I'm embarrassed to say, but I forgot the name. The person I bought it from said it was a good beginner coral and could go anywhere in the tank. It wasn't a mushroom. I bought it a frag swap in NJ. I was a fleshy coral. I used glue and epoxy to secure it to a rock but this morning the epoxy was there but the coral was gone. Thanks

[PaulF757]

If it's an anemone then don't worry, they move around all the time not exactly a beginner coral.

[shesacharmer]

Many softies ooze a slime that prevents the glue from sticking. Keep an eye out and the circulation in your tank may bring it back around. Try gently attaching it with a loose rubber band or laying one rock on top of another to make a frag sandwich. Within a week it's likely to reattach. Was it a Colt or maybe a Kenya Tree?

[m0nkie]

I lost a few ricordea and zoas cleaning the tank. after a long time, i found them randomly attached to a hidden rock. some even mutlipled

[Turbo4toy]

Originally Posted by m0nkie

I lost a few ricordea and zoas cleaning the tank. after a long time, i found them randomly attached to a hidden rock. some even mutlipled

+1 I have had a lot of zoas, mushrooms, and Kenya tree go floating around only to find them later attached to another part of the rock work.

[Emma1234]

Are Acroporas considered relatively easy to keep and are they slimy and difficult to attach with glue and expoxy? I see that they are stony corals, but I think the guy that I bought it from may have said it was an Acro.

[shesacharmer]

No. Acroporas are not considered easy to keep...you need near perfect water parameters and lighting for them. They are not slimy generally and they attach pretty well with regular super glue gel. They are also generally pricey.

[Emma1234]

OK. Thanks for all the help. I appreciate it.