Calling Chalice experts gaping hole HELP!

[nater]

been noticing for a short while that one of my most prized chalices , a 5 color golden eye has a hole that formed where an eye was forming or formed. it's now bigger then i would want it to be and is showing signs of stress more then ever. i just gave an iodine dip and placed in almost no flow area to help it heal. should i be too worried? can i plug that eye with glue and let it heal over?

 

[soccerbag]

Nater, I think you did the right thing by giving it a dip and putting it in a low flow area. You may want to find a shaded area as well (if possible). Just give it some time. If any of the other eyes will accept food, you may want to try and feed it as well. Other than that, it's a waiting game. I would not glue it as it would cause extra stress on the surrounding tissue. You handled the situation well and it's exactly what I would have done. Best of luck with it and keep us posted.

 

[nater]

thanks for the reply , i will keep an eye out. well i have been and i just noticed an amphipod crawling in and out of it. i sucked it out. i am worried that this may have been the issue of it not healing up. we will see.

 

[Alpha Aquaculture]

i have had the same issue with amphipods. try adding a wrasse or a few if you have a big tank. i would suggest posting some pics so we can see how big the hole is. if the flesh is significantly flapping around or not attached to the skeleton there may be an infection. usually i frag in iffy situations. i have lost many colonies due to not fragging. the amphipods may impeed on the chalices recovery. if the coral is not that bad and the amphipods can be controlled then it may not need to be fragged.

 

[alexshefchik]

Another thing I would suggest is taking a flash light to see if there is anything else where the eye was. I was unlucky on two different occasions and had two rock crabs dig there way into the eyes of one of my chalices. they were less than a fourth inch big. Good luck!

 

[nater]

yeah , i was inspecting it some over the past couple hours. so far i only found the amphipod that was in there. i fed the coral which was a bit over due. been working on my frag/chalice tank so i can get them out of my main display so i can feed them more often then none. the tank is almost cycled. the whole is a nice size , but not more then 10% the over all size of the coral which is about an inch and a half. i will post a pic in the morning. hopefully it will show signs of progress. also , i am not sure i will be putting it back in the display out of light for a day. may throw on my frag tank light for a short period. i really hope it's not an infection and that i caught it in time. fragging it might just kill it at this point as it dosn't have a great deal of body to it. for some reason this coral has sort of been thin on the outer growth.