Does my frammer coral have brown jelly disease?

[Lavey29]

My frammer has not been opening up much. The skeletal base appears to have darkened mainly a green algae slime it appears and some purple areas which might be coraline. Near the heads the skeletal area is turning brown it appears. I've had it for over a month and my tank is 5 months old. It is mounted on a rock near the bottom with XR 15 lights. Water parameters have been decent with only some fluctuations in phosphate levels.

 

[MaxTremors]

Impossible to tell from the picture. Can you post a pic in the tank. Also, what are your params (saying ‘they’re good/stable’ doesn’t tell us anything, and a lot of the time when people say that they may be missing something that another set of eyes might notice).

 

[Sharkbait19]

I would need to see it in the tank. It’s normal for the skeleton to be covered in algae, but brown at the heads is a cause for concern.

 

[Lavey29]

I would need to see it in the tank. It’s normal for the skeleton to be covered in algae, but brown at the heads is a cause for concern.

Nothing brown inside the heads or jelly like substance but below the heads small portion of the skeletal structure seems to be brownish in color.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Nothing brown inside the heads or jelly like substance but below the heads small portion of the skeletal structure seems to be brownish in color.

Pics?

 

[Lavey29]

Impossible to tell from the picture. Can you post a pic in the tank. Also, what are your params (saying ‘they’re good/stable’ doesn’t tell us anything, and a lot of the time when people say that they may be missing something that another set of eyes might notice).

Alk 9.1. Cal 435. Phosphate .07. Nitrates 10. Salinity 1.026. I don't have a magnesium checker. Weekly 15% water change with coral pro salt. No dosing, no refugium just running a sock and chemipure blue with an oversized skimmer. 65g display tank 15g sump. Temp at 77.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Params are all fine by the looks of it.

 

[Lavey29]

Pics?

Here is a tank pic

 

[Lavey29]

Another with lights

 

[Lavey29]

The frogspawn in the far left corner has only been half open also but I don't observe any obvious signs of disease. The torches above it are about 5 inches away and the flow would not allow them to sting the frogspawn

 

[Goaway]

The head in the picture on the right looks injured, the other 2 seem okay. But placing the frammer into a container of water and taking a picture, if you suspect brown jelly would help others to see if there are issues with the tentacles. They should look melted.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Hard to tell zoomed out. A pic of just the coral in question would help. A big red flag is flesh recession and the flesh around the skeleton turning brown. The jelly usually only comes when it’s too late.

 

[Lavey29]

The head in the picture on the right looks injured, the other 2 seem okay. But placing the frammer into a container of water and taking a picture, if you suspect brown jelly would help others to see if there are issues with the tentacles. They should look melted.

Yes, I agree with the right side head. There are 4 small heads on this piece but it just doesn't seem healthy and the dark coloring on the bottom of the heads concerns me along with withdrawn polyps in the water. I'm going to have to write this one off and monitor the other LPS in the tank.

Thanks to all who responded with advice.

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

Brown jelly looks like brown melting tentacles and often brown bubbles over the head. If you see that, act quickly... Carefully remove the jelly with a baster--sucking it in and disposing outside the tank--not basting it all over the tank. Best to remove coral to treat, but try to remove the jelly in place first (it will loosen and spread easily if moving the coral with it still there). If multiple heads, consider just cutting and tossing the infected head. If another coral has it pop up consider cipro or chemiclean for tank treatment IMO. There are threads there.

 

[Lavey29]

Brown jelly looks like brown melting tentacles and often brown bubbles over the head. If you see that, act quickly... Carefully remove the jelly with a baster--sucking it in and disposing outside the tank--not basting it all over the tank. Best to remove coral to treat, but try to remove the jelly in place first (it will loosen and spread easily if moving the coral with it still there). If multiple heads, consider just cutting and tossing the infected head. If another coral has it pop up consider cipro or chemiclean for tank treatment IMO. There are threads there.

We all should have your screen name

 

[Goaway]

We all should have your screen name

But, i am a wife....

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

But, i am a wife....

I guess "wife" will just have be gender neutral in this context?