A sad day for Sharkbait....

[Sharkbait19]

Today, one of my first and most beloved corals, an Aussie torch with four heads, has developed Brown Jelly Disease. This one really hurts, because this coral is one of the only ones I truly care about. This coral was the “lucky charm” of my tank, because no matter what happened, it pulled through. I’ve had it since the beginning, and despite my lack of knowledge on how to keep corals, it survived and developed into a beautiful centerpiece. It survived multiple parameter swings, hosted a pair of clowns, and kept my pulsing Xenia in check. Three weeks ago, I did a rescape of the aquarium, which caused an ammonia spike. This unfortunately spelled doom for the torch. It was never the same since, and while I avoided iodine dips to further stress it, I wish I could’ve done more to avoid this death. It was no doubt my prized coral, and it will truly be missed.

In an effort to prevent the death of my other three euphyllia, I’d like to treat the tank with antibiotics. Does anyone have experience with treating tanks for BJD? Thanks in advance...

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

I'm sorry to see that bud.

 

[PeterC99]

Deep sympathies - know exactly how you feel, lost a favorite hell fire torch a couple of months ago.

Know that you bounce back quickly and looking forward to hearing and seeing more pics of your reefing successes!

 

[Sharkbait19]

Thanks!
I’m now concerned about my other euphyllia. Would it be wise to treat everything else preemptively?

 

[PeterC99]

Thanks!
I’m now concerned about my other euphyllia. Would it be wise to treat everything else preemptively?

I don’t. What has worked for me is when a head bails on a Euphyllia, I cut that head off (ASAP) and split the remaining heads in half. (If there were 5 heads, remove the head that’s bailing and split the the remaining 4 heads into 2, 2 headed frags.). Then place the 2 heads in different locations.

This has only worked on hammers and Frogspawn. Have not been able to save any torches.

 

[Sharkbait19]

It’s currently in a small container, and it looks like this:

I have a fish QT that is currently empty, and I can probably get my hands on some reef iodine. Is it worth a shot?

 

[PeterC99]

Can you cut off the bad head on top and try to salvage the other head?

 

[Sharkbait19]

Can you cut off the bad head on top and try to salvage the other head?

Both heads appear to be infected, unfortunately.

 

[Auto-pilot]

Both heads appear to be infected, unfortunately.

I got you bro!!!!!! Chloramphenicol is what you need for antibiotics, it's hard to get your hands on. I would use peroxide first and dip it. I have a video I made I'll put it up for you

 

[Auto-pilot]

Well it's too large to be uploaded. I would get a 50/50 peroxide bath ASAP. I made a video showing one of my infected torch corals and how I saved it with a peroxide dip. I've had Brown jelly more times that i can count and I bought a microscope to study it a little closer as I fight it. How much of your coral is infected

 

[Auto-pilot]

Here's a video to prove that I've done it and I'm not giving you bogus information! I've saved half eaten heads that recovered and grew back after this treatment.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Here's a video to prove that I've done it and I'm not giving you bogus information! I've saved half eaten heads that recovered and grew back after this treatment.

Unfortunately the video doesn’t seem to be working. The whole torch is infected, sadly, though it is still alive.

 

[Auto-pilot]

I'd still try and save it. Peroxide dip fir 1 minute 50/50 and swish it well. I'll use a pitet to really blow Into the areas that the tissue is being eaten by the Brown jelly. Brown jelly is usually a protozoan that creates that cloud around the coral. You'll need to clean it all off. I've also seen other types of bacteria that will eat the coenosarc tissues and it will peel away from the skeleton.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Oh man, that sucks. I know I was talking to Steven at @TopShelfAquatics about treating brown jelly disease and they had experienced solid success. I'm trying to remember what they were using. Maybe they can weigh in and help.

 

[takitaj]

I believe if you search Cipro you'll find some info on using it for BJD. You can get it at Chewy.com without a prescription. From what I remember they were pretty successful.

 

[takitaj]

I found the thread. It was done by Aqua Biomics. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/e...ic-treatments-for-brown-jelly-disease.782438/

 

[Auto-pilot]

Also this https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/brown-jelly-disease-under-the-microscope.294341/

 

[Cell]

IIRC, @ADAM has a good BJD dipping protocol.

Something like 15 min in 2 cups of tank water and a capful of witch hazel followed by the same thing with Furan-2, followed by the same thing with iodine.

If he doesnt pop in to confirm, try searching for the post.

 

[sfin52]

@Eagle_Steve has been successfully treated bj disease

 

[Cell]

Seems like we could use a BJD treatment sticky.