Help BJD or Tissue damage

[gracie3700]

I recently brought a Branching Hammer, and it got exposed to air because my family likes to screw around with my things. The polyp was obviously dying when it got put back into the water but now i’m wondering if this is BJD. If so what can I do to prevent it from attacking the goni frag that it was with? Planning on setting up a quarantine tank once I get back home.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Hello,

Could you please attach a picture?

Corals can be exposed to air. How long was your hammer in open air?

Damaged polyps, especially on euphyllia cab easily get infected with BJD, and once you have it in your tank, other corals, mostly LPS, can become infected even if they are generally healthy. If you do have BJD, I'd reccomend doing iodine and ciproflaxin dips ASAP.

 

[gracie3700]

Hello,

Could you please attach a picture?

Corals can be exposed to air. How long was your hammer in open air?

Damaged polyps, especially on euphyllia cab easily get infected with BJD, and once you have it in your tank, other corals, mostly LPS, can become infected even if they are generally healthy. If you do have BJD, I'd reccomend doing iodine and ciproflaxin dips ASAP.

The photo must not have uploaded, I have no idea how long it was exposed. I won’t have access to iodine, or cipro, i’ll have iodine in a few hours when I get back home. I used some peroxide after doing some reading on it. I’ll try and upload the photo again. I did remove the goni as soon as i noticed that the hammer had some brown going on and when i noticed that it was in the air. I am more hopeful for the goni but it will be quarantined regardless.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

The photo must not have uploaded, I have no idea how long it was exposed. I won’t have access to iodine, or cipro, i’ll have iodine in a few hours when I get back home. I used some peroxide after doing some reading on it. I’ll try and upload the photo again. I did remove the goni as soon as i noticed that the hammer had some brown going on and when i noticed that it was in the air. I am more hopeful for the goni but it will be quarantined regardless.

I cant tell for sure from the picture, bit it does look like bjd. H2o2 will help, it's just not my preferred way of dealing with bjd. You can order cipro off of Chewy.com. Do the Iodine dip as soon as you get home.

 

[gracie3700]

I cant tell for sure from the picture, bit it does look like bjd. H2o2 will help, it's just not my preferred way of dealing with bjd. You can order cipro off of Chewy.com. Do the Iodine dip as soon as you get home.

I’m unsure how to get the prescription for it since is it prescription only. Will do with the iodine dip, hoping peroxide helped the goni and it was removed immediately.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

I’m unsure how to get the prescription for it since is it prescription only. Will do with the iodine dip, hoping peroxide helped the goni and it was removed immediately.

Try this then, if you can't buy it here then it's probably not possible unless you get a prescription from a doctor or vet. https://fishmoxfishflex.com/collect...aqua-cipro-ciprofloxacin-plus-500-mg-30-count

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

It appears that the head on the right is gone... looks like it could be bjd but the easiest way to tell is to smell it - bjd has a distinctly disgusting odor.

I suggest fragging off the bad head and putting the remaining frag in new saltwater.

The cause of bjd is not clear. Recent studies suggest that some cases are caused by ciliates already present in the water that can attack a compromised (injured) coral and that don't affect healthy coral.

I agree that being exposed to air won't usually injure a coral, but with fleshy corals, if they are removed from the water while extended, the weight of the flesh can cause the coral to be cut by its own skeleton and injury/infection can follow.

Good luck, and keep us posted