Dunken

Clementskimberly3 · 2026-08-27T16:41:41-0400

One of the dunken heads is a skeleton. Should it be cut off? Everyone just fed so the heads closed after eating.

Baldyreef · 2026-08-27T16:44:01-0400

which head is the one with no tissue? they all seem have tissue?

Clementskimberly3 · 2026-08-27T17:03:50-0400

It is in the back. I just fed the tank and the clowns bite so Im not going in right now. It is totally white with no flesh.

Clementskimberly3 · 2026-08-27T17:04:26-0400

Also my water parameters are just fine.

Baldyreef · 2026-08-27T17:05:03-0400

Clementskimberly3 said:
It is in the back. I just fed the tank and the clowns bite so Im not going in right now. It is totally white with no flesh.

do you know or have any clues of cause of the heads death?

Baldyreef · 2026-08-27T17:06:13-0400

the dead head wont grow back so its really up to you if you want to cut it off or not

Clementskimberly3 · 2026-08-27T17:14:01-0400

Baldyreef said:
do you know or have any clues of cause of the heads death?

No. I do not know. It has grown a head since I got it so I am happy with it. The clowns have made it a home along with a neighboring 2 headed dunken.

Baldyreef · 2026-08-27T17:17:17-0400

Clementskimberly3 said:
No. I do not know. It has grown a head since I got it so I am happy with it. The clowns have made it a home along with a neighboring 2 headed dunken.

well if it's doing good then probably not diseased colony, so like I said earlier it really comes down to personal preference

Mr. Mojo Rising · 2026-08-27T17:21:35-0400

I ask why cut it off? Its not bothering anything. Pulling the coral out of the tank is stressful, cutting it is stressful, and its possible to accidentally cause it harm.

Clementskimberly3 · 2026-08-27T17:22:59-0400

Thank you everyone!!

KrisReef · 2026-08-27T17:30:00-0400

Those heads look extra-closed up, ime. I think you might want to cut back on target feeding.
The clownfish swimming in this colony may also be stressing it, but too much food isn't not healthy for these things.

Yeah, I might reach in with a bone cutter and nip the dead branch off if it bothered me. It's not likely to comeback from the dead, but there could be new growth that appears on the dead branch, a rare occurance but not unseen.

Clementskimberly3 · 2026-08-28T11:48:28-0400

Thank you so much for the feedback. I target feed the dunken once a week. I know the clowns stress it. I wish they did not host to it. I suspect they will eventually kill it.