Hammer coral critter?

[JackPinny]

fluval evo 13.5 gal
Everything is stock
2 clownfish
2 hermit crabs
1 nassarius snail
1 branching hammer coral
It has been established for about 9 weeks
Temp - 25 degrees Celsius
The hammer has recently not been opening up as much as usual any help with what to do and what it is is much appreciated thanks

 

[Goaway]

Turn the hammer around and see if you can find a crab. Or, if it will show up for you to take a picture of.

 

[JackPinny]

Turn the hammer around and see if you can find a crab. Or, if it will show up for you to take a picture of.

Can you see the video I attached or has it not worked

 

[RedFrog211]

Video not working for me

 

[Goaway]

The arm movement looks like a porcelain crab

 

[Goaway]

Can you see the video I attached or has it not worked

Yes. I saw it. Reminds me of a Porcelain crab.

 

[JackPinny]

The arm movement looks like a porcelain crab

Ohh thanks I’ll have a look

 

[JackPinny]

Ohh thanks I’ll have a look

There is no crab that I can see and the white thing only comes out at night

 

[JackPinny]

Video not working for me

Video not working for me

 

[xiholdtruex]

I would suggest pulling the hammer and giving it a iodine dip and a marine melafix dip to remove any baddies and stop any injury it may have from it from getting infected

 

[JackPinny]

I would suggest pulling the hammer and giving it a iodine dip and a marine melafix dip to remove any baddies and stop any injury it may have from it from getting infected

I have none of that as I’m very new so I will need to order some

 

[JackPinny]

I have none of that as I’m very new so I will need to order some

I would suggest pulling the hammer and giving it a iodine dip and a marine melafix dip to remove any baddies and stop any injury it may have from it from getting infected

One of the heads is opening up and the other is not and the head on the right is the affected one

 

[xiholdtruex]

One of the heads is opening up and the other is not and the head on the right is the affected one

Dip all corals before adding to the tank, it will remove any pests that maybe irritating the coral. Not all pests are affected by dips but the majority are

 

[Goaway]

I see something waving in the water. I guess a dip is all you can do now. Unless you can rotate the coral and see if the creature is hiding in the hammer.

 

[JackPinny]

Dip all corals before adding to the tank, it will remove any pests that maybe irritating the coral. Not all pests are affected by dips but the majority are

Should I do a dip tomorrow that’s when the stuff arrives and could I do a freshwater dip in the meantime ?

I see something waving in the water. I guess a dip is all you can do now. Unless you can rotate the coral and see if the creature is hiding in the hammer.

yep that’s what I think to be the pest and then it also appears to be inside the mouth of the hammer

 

[Goaway]

Should I do a dip tomorrow that’s when the stuff arrives and could I do a freshwater dip in the meantime ?

yep that’s what I think to be the pest and then it also appears to be inside the mouth of the hammer

That is not good. I do not believe a dip will reach the pest if it is living inside the hammer. HMm I will search for this elegance coral picture. It is very scary.

 

[JackPinny]

It has made a hole in two spots - I just turned it around

 

[Goaway]

OMG ..... Can you remove the coral and see the pest? I would use tweezers to remove it. or a skewer.



Edit, the picture is from this thread.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/elegance-coral-help.846716/

 

[JackPinny]

That is not good. I do not believe a dip will reach the pest if it is living inside the hammer. HMm I will search for this elegance coral picture. It is very scary.

This is what I can see

 

[Goaway]

You may not have enough time. Do you not have iodine on hand?