Colt Coral damage?

[Fish_BowLisha]

Acquired this yesterday and noticed the growth or damage right of center...Some sort of infection?

Any ideas as to what this could be and any action needed?

 

[Fish_BowLisha]

Does moving the thread mean yes to infection?

 

[evolved]

It simply means this is a soft coral and not an SPS.

Those who know soft corals better have a greater chance of seeing it here.

 

[Mike in CT]

I would not worry about it. They are just about impossible to kill. From time to time pieces will break off and form babies in your tank. What you see is probably just some shipping damage.

 

[Sabellafella]

Did this happen in ur tank and is it a white growth, what type of lights and how far away

 

[Fish_BowLisha]

Shipping was the car ride from LFS to my house 20 minutes away... Under Kessil A150 ocean Blue. But this was on the coral when I got it. From bag to observed this...

 

[Sabellafella]

Dun worry bout it move it down basically any soft coral gets these white growths from intense lighting itll b alrite

 

[Fish_BowLisha]

Not a white growth. If you zoom in you can see it a little better.

Piece jutting out from right finger like projection of the coral. It looks like a pimple with something coming out I guess??? Bad description sorry lol

 

[Fish_BowLisha]

Ok well it's on the sand bed so can't get much lower. Maybe the lighting at LFS was too intense and it will be ok in mine.

 

[Fish_BowLisha]

It simply means this is a soft coral and not an SPS.

Those who know soft corals better have a greater chance of seeing it here.

Lol sorry thought I put in soft coral...

 

[Sabellafella]

Lololol thats exactlyyy what i mean they look like pimples

 

[Fish_BowLisha]

Lol just wanted to make sure it's normal and not something that needs to be treated. First colt coral.

 

[Fish_BowLisha]

Thanks

 

[Fish_BowLisha]

Uh-Oh!

So surfing the net is bad for newbies!
But what if it's this guy?!?
Pimple maker?!?

Also forgot to mention, not fully attached to rock. Like 2/3 on and 1/3 off...

 

[Tahoe61]

I would not worry about that in the least. If you see a more significant issue begin to arise, take a sharp pair of scissors and just chop it off. This is one of the hardiest corals out there.

Until you see a Nudibranch do not worry. You can intervene in a timely manner with the types of Nudibranchs that eat soft corals.

I know I posted do not worry twice but I would not give either issue a second thought. Soft corals just close up like that, could be a lot of reasons and non of them bad. If you had sps and the nudibranch issues than that would be cause for alarm.

Always check water chemistry when trouble shooting a coral issue.

 

[Fish_BowLisha]

well now my clown has decided to host in the poor thing. All polyps are extending however the branches are not reaching out as far as they were before. It is alive though.

 

[Fish_BowLisha]

Water chemistry is sweet for my hammer but not for my torch. Lol can't win them all.