Fungus???

djbetterly · Nov 28, 2015

What is this? I haven't pulled it out yet to touch it and see what the texture is. @twilliard

I bought the frag at a frag swap.

twilliard · Nov 28, 2015

What amazes me is that it is growing on the soft tissue.
Pointing to a fungus imo
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djbetterly · Nov 28, 2015

@Humblefish

ajcanale · Nov 28, 2015

It appears to be exposed skeleton where tissue died off.

djbetterly · Nov 28, 2015

What would cause die off from the bottom up?

redfishbluefish · Nov 28, 2015

I'm on a tablet and don't have the greatest of picture, but could it be a nudi?

I would pull it out and closely examine....And then possibly dip in Bayer, or some other coral dip.

twilliard · Nov 28, 2015

Im sorry that is not die off or skeleton
It is a growth on the sps

djbetterly · Nov 28, 2015

Might be worth doing a dip either way. Would Bayer kill fungus or sponge if that's what it is?

Humblefish · Nov 28, 2015

If it's soft, it could be a pineapple sponge growing on it. I would dip it using Bayer (or Coralrx) and also feel to see if it's hard or soft in the affected area.

djbetterly · Nov 28, 2015

I've never done a Bayer dip, what are the guidelines?

redfishbluefish · Nov 28, 2015

I use 1 ml per 100 mls of tank water. I leave the coral in the dip for 15 minutes. Then it gets two rinsed in tank water, and then back into the tank it goes.

Humblefish · Nov 28, 2015

Dosage instructions for Bayer dip seem to vary greatly. I use 5 mL of Bayer per cup of water for 10 minutes.

djbetterly · Nov 28, 2015

I took the piece out, dipped it in coral RX. Local home depot doesn't have bayer, but I ordered some. I clipped off the bad area and remounted what was left. It definitely felt, and looked like the skeletal structure over a growth.