Bubble Algae on Candy Cane?

[overhead]

I picked up this coral maybe two months ago, it was missing a head when I brought it home. Blue legged crabs were very interested in the empty "neck" for the first couple of weeks, but have left it alone since. Does this look like bubble algae or is it something else? It appeared about two or maybe three weeks ago and has been growing larger very slowly. Should I remove the coral and clip the neck off below the algae? I don't see it anywhere else in the tank.

 

[kevgib67]

Yes, it looks like bubble algae and you are correct, the fastest fix would be to remove the branch with the algae and toss it.

 

[overhead]

Yes, it looks like bubble algae and you are correct, the fastest fix would be to remove the branch with the algae and toss it.

Thanks. I will add that to my list of things to do...pulling rocks to catch a fish, water changes, adding sand and water to a new tank...good thing I don't have anything else planned today.

 

[midgetracer]

I agree clip it before it spreads

 

[overhead]

Clipped it right off. To add insult to injury, the turbo snail has knocked it over in the sand twice this weekend. Now it is not looking happy at all, I assume it is a goner but if anyone has any ideas let me know.

 

[midgetracer]

Clipped it right off. To add insult to injury, the turbo snail has knocked it over in the sand twice this weekend. Now it is not looking happy at all, I assume it is a goner but if anyone has any ideas let me know.

Crazy glue to a tile so it’s harder to knock over. It’ll stand up right on the sand bed.

 

[overhead]

Crazy glue to a tile so it’s harder to knock over. It’ll stand up right on the sand bed.

Are you saying take it off the frag plug and put it on something else?

 

[Euphylliaphyle]

Frag tiles are larger and therefore more stable than frag plugs. You can cut the frag plug stem off the plug and glue the disk part to the tile if you are concerned about cutting into the skeleton again. If you don't have coral cutters, use pruning shears or better yet, diagonal cutters to remove the frag plug stem.

 

[overhead]

Frag tiles are larger and therefore more stable than frag plugs. You can cut the frag plug stem off the plug and glue the disk part to the tile if you are concerned about cutting into the skeleton again. If you don't have coral cutters, use pruning shears or better yet, diagonal cutters to remove the frag plug stem.

I am not worried about cutting it at this point. It was not in great shape when I got it, that is why I left it in the sand. I did not want to cut it and epoxy it to a rock before I knew it was going to make it. It was doing better, not great, but better. Went downhill after the trim and getting knocked over twice. I assume those little brown things (skeleton perhaps, no idea) poking out of the flesh is not a good sign.

 

[VintageReefer]

I’ve never had a coral fall over or be knocked over after I started using these

 

[overhead]

I’ve never had a coral fall over or be knocked over after I started using these

I probably should grab some of those, LFS has some. This coral will (or would have) gone on a rock eventually, I don't have a bunch of room in the sand in the 15 gallon tank.