Button Scoly is dying!!!

[HydroJ]

My button scrolly looks really unhappy. I worry it is going to die. Is there something I can do to help it? Other coral looks fine during the day. Expect the yellow plate coral.

I dose all for reef, water change once per 2 weeks. I got a mini skimmer, and the light is AI Prime.

My 25-gallon tank:
Alk: 8.2
Ca: 380
Mg: 1280
Temp: 79

 

[pwfess]

If this is your first time seeing it like that, could be just retracting to expel waste or food. Wish I had a picture of my aquaman when it does that to show you. It reduces size by more than half

 

[pwfess]

In fact the more I look at the pic it seem to be just expelling. If this is pic today, check it out tomorrow and see that it’s fattened back up

 

[HydroJ]

In fact the more I look at the pic it seem to be just expelling. If this is pic today, check it out tomorrow and see that it’s fattened back up

Ok! Thank you. I will check it tomorrow.

 

[pwfess]

Ok! Thank you. I will check it tomorrow.

Did you get any more pictures today? How does it look?

 

[HydroJ]

Did you get any more pictures today? How does it look?

It does look better, but I'm still worried about the weird lesion on the tissue.

 

[pwfess]

It does look better, but I'm still worried about the weird lesion on the tissue.

You talking about the white? Can you get a better pic?

 

[pwfess]

My green Scoty has a white area. It gets bigger as it expands when eating: I’ve been told it’s normal. The guy is healthy otherwise. It can be stretching an area of zooxanthalae on its tissue. I wouldn’t worry. Sucks bc it’s a blemish lol: but it’s healthy otherwise

 

[HydroJ]

You talking about the white? Can you get a better pic?

Still looks not so great.

 

[pwfess]

Still looks not so great.

It’s looking fine to me. Those white areas are normal expansion too. See my pic I sent you. My scoly has a huge white area that I can do nothing about. It is what it is

 

[VintageReefer]

Do you feed the button scoly? These guys, and full size scoly, LOVE to eat. It’s an important way to supplement them and ensure they are getting why they need. Same thing with the plate. Target feeding 2-3x a week at night

 

[HydroJ]

Do you feed the button scoly? These guys, and full size scoly, LOVE to eat. It’s an important way to supplement them and ensure they are getting why they need. Same thing with the plate. Target feeding 2-3x a week at night

Yours looks amazing. I feed once every two weeks. I think I saw my clownfish picking on it, so that could be the reason.

 

[VintageReefer]

Yours looks amazing. I feed once every two weeks. I think I saw my clownfish picking on it, so that could be the reason.

That absolutely can be part of, or all of the problem. I would also be cautious / suspicious of the nearby torches

Here’s another scoly of mine. I’m told it’s “not a button” and is a baby scoly. But I suspect it’s a button

 

[KrisReef]

Scoly update?

I want to see the pictures. Most of those corals look very beautiful and reasonably healthy.

 

[Ksturg]

It does look better, but I'm still worried about the weird lesion on the tissue.

Looks like there is a torch tentacle sticking out of it…are you sure it’s not too close and getting stung?

 

[HydroJ]

Looks like there is a torch tentacle sticking out of it…are you sure it’s not too close and getting stung?

nop, it was the tail spot blenny.

 

[HydroJ]

Scoly update?

I want to see the pictures. Most of those corals look very beautiful and reasonably healthy.

Fish was picking on it, I moved it into my 2 Gallon pico for now…

 

[HydroJ]

That absolutely can be part of, or all of the problem. I would also be cautious / suspicious of the nearby torches

Here’s another scoly of mine. I’m told it’s “not a button” and is a baby scoly. But I suspect it’s a button

I want more scoly, but they are so pricey…

 

[HydroJ]

I guess after I feed the coral, the fish start picking on it to try to get some food out…