Colt coral damaged

cdemoss01 · 2026-11-10T16:14:37-0500

Hello,
I came home today to my Colt coral completely flattened and seemingly a chunk had been taken out of its trunk. I circled the damage, is this die off or does it look like pest damage? It's been very very healthy for the past 3 or so weeks when I put it in the tank. Growing rapidly too.

saltwaterfish.com · 2026-11-10T16:21:52-0500

It looks like it may have been ripped off the rock, if you could post a clear picture under white light that would help. What are your parameters at currently? and have you changed anything in the tank or added anything new?

cdemoss01 · 2026-11-10T16:23:49-0500

saltwaterfish.com said:
It looks like it may have been ripped off the rock, if you could post a clear picture under white light that would help. What are your parameters at currently? and have you changed anything in the tank or added anything new?

I added a mandarin goby, a large top crown snail and a hammer in yesterday.

Parameters are normal and all other corals in the tank are just fine

I'll try to get a better photo. It's still attached to the rock but not open whatsoever.

Survival chances? I dosed Restor with my skimmer off already

cdemoss01 · 2026-11-10T16:30:39-0500

Clearer photos @saltwaterfish.com

Privateye · 2026-11-10T16:48:59-0500

That's odd, but I would expect a recovery unless it gets some sort of infection. You can frag them with a pair of scissors, so they can definitely recover from gaping wounds.

saltwaterfish.com · 2026-11-10T16:49:09-0500

Hmm it looks like something might have damaged it, there's a possibility the snail could have grazed by it and pushed it over with its shell. If parameters are stable and no other corals look upset then I would just keep an eye on it for now and throw in a little activated carbon. It should heal up on its own if it is just damage, when the polyps start to open try supplement feeding it each day.

cdemoss01 · 2026-11-10T16:50:33-0500

saltwaterfish.com said:
Hmm it looks like something might have damaged it, there's a possibility the snail could have grazed by it and pushed it over with its shell. If parameters are stable and no other corals look upset then I would just keep an eye on it for now and throw in a little activated carbon. It should heal up on its own if it is just damage, when the polyps start to open try supplement feeding it each day.

Should Restor help