Acantho Flesh Injury

[rexzo]

Hi Reef2Reef fam,

I woke up this morning to feed the fish friends and noticed my Acantho had suffered an injury. The skeleton has poked through the flesh. I believe a snail fell off the glass or a hermit decided to climb on it. Other than the flesh injury the Acantho opens up and is responsive to feeding. It seems rather unbothered by the injury. Is this a cause for concern or should I just let it be to have it heal over time?

tank parameters as per Hanna test kits
DKH: 8.2
PH: 7.9
Phos: .04
Nitrate:8.0

Acantho is in low flow area receiving around 80 par.

 

[Personal Reef]

If it is an injury, which is appears to be since the rest looks healthy, it should heal with good water quality without issue.

 

[Jharris032]

Also, not a pro by any means but my first reaction would be check my iodine levels and if they aren’t .05-.06 you could dose with iodine to speed up the healing process. Don’t do it without checking your levels though.