Help me save a Yellow Toadstool with necrotic tissue.

[1979fishgeek]

I’ve been converting my tank to a anemone and soft coral tank and finding unusually coloured soft corals to stock it with.
I saw a incredible yellow leather toady today and thought it looked a little sad but might perk up in a better environment. However, Ive noticed its in much worse shape and has areas of rotting, necrotic tissue. Driving home it released enough toxins in the bag to make the water look like chicken soup. I run GAC reactor through the bag water and started the acclimating process. When I added it to the tank it was still leaching so I added several litres of GAC to a reactor and put a bag of GAC down stream of the new leather. But it’s in a sorry state, the shops brilliant and recommended taking it out and bringing it back. Which is a option, or should I attempt to save it as I’ve never come across a leather like this before.

If I attempt to save it, what’s best approach? Cut out damaged tissue? Treat with some sort of coral dip?

I’ve added photos which unfortunately don’t show just how yellow it is because of the blues, but what do you think? A goner or plenty of chance of surviving?

 

[sfin52]

Pull I out of the tank cut the dead spots off and dip it. You could also try to frag the live tissue to hedge your odds of keeping it. Good luck.

 

[MixedFruitBasket]

As suggest above, cut it up to save it. I'd dip the cut pieces in a Lugols iodine bath if it were mine.

 

[1979fishgeek]

I’ve cut off the necrotic areas, they were only slimy, falling apart and mushy at the edges and surface area. The internal ‘meat’ looked nice and firm. But I cut around the dead areas completely and removed enough to show healthy tissue. I then dipped it in my Coral Protect for a few minutes. Its such a amazing colour I’ve got to try and save it.

 

[sfin52]

I’ve cut off the necrotic areas, they were only slimy, falling apart and mushy at the edges and surface area. The internal ‘meat’ looked nice and firm. But I cut around the dead areas completely and removed enough to show healthy tissue. I then dipped it in my Coral Protect for a few minutes. Its such a amazing colour I’ve got to try and save it.

Good job

 

[MixedFruitBasket]

Hope it pulls through. Keep us updated :)

 

[najer]

How is it recovering?

 

[Tamberav]

I bought one with a rotting hole in it. I used a turkey baster and blew all the dying tissue off. It recovered.

The yellow Fiji don't always respond well to being fragged.