Help -- is this Brown Jelly?

[ashtoreth]

I recently received a hammer and frogspawn shipped to me via overnight mail. The hammer (1st picture below) was still extended / you can see the polyps but the flesh part underneath was looking a bit brown. It was a bit slimy but when I tried turkey bastering it, nothing really came off so I wanted to check if there is any risk of brown jelly? The frogspawn (pictures 2-5) was completely retracted and seemed in tough shape. Nothing came off when I bastered it but wanted to check if this is too far gone / should I risk putting it in my tank. I unfortunately don't have a full QT setup and it would be tank or 5-gal bucket. I don't think I've ever received euphylia that looked this stressed and also, so far, haven't gotten anything with BJD so wanted folks' opinions.

<-- Hammer


The below are the frogspawn

 

[njmaddreefer]

If you see tissue recession and tight short fleshbands it’s a clear indicator the coral is unhappy.

If I were you I’d get my money back/get a credit since you are questioning the fleshbands. If that’s not an option you can consider placing it in a low light low flow area in your tank and consider treating it with an antibiotic.

 

[VintageReefer]

Hammers are terrible shippers. Get them in the tank and try to leave it alone for a few days

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Very hard to judge the coral out of water

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I would put them in your tank and see how they look in a few days. They could just be stressed from shipping.

 

[ashtoreth]

Got it. I put them in and the hammer is looking mostly like it did when it arrived -- as extended as my existing euphyllia so hoping it's ok. The frogspawn is coming out a tiny bit and I've put it in the low light, lowest flow corner of my tank. So far no observable brown goo as far as I can tell but adding a picture below too just in case I don't know the right things to look for.

 

[Rocks reef]

Probably what you saw when you first unbagged them is their protective slime coat.