Indophyllia in trouble - please help

[bcorbin25]

I have an indophyllia I bought at show last Saturday. I brought home and put in my 310 tank
Sal- 1.025
KH 11-5
Cal- 390
Mag-1200
Phos-.25
Nitrates 50

The coral has gradually showing skeketon and last night all skeleton

 

[bcorbin25]

Is there any hope for recovery?

 

[Miami Reef]

What fish do you keep?

 

[bcorbin25]

What fish do you keep?

Vlamingi, sailfin, Fox face, Tamini, yellow tang, Hippo, coral beauty file fish, cardinals, a tree others but I don’t have any that is bothering the coral

 

[bcorbin25]

Vlamingi, sailfin, Fox face, Tamini, yellow tang, Hippo, coral beauty file fish, cardinals, a tree others but I don’t have any that is bothering the coral

would my KH be too high

 

[bcorbin25]

Or salinity too low

 

[bcorbin25]

Or salinity too low

Ph is 8.2

 

[Miami Reef]

I bet it’s the foxface fish. Watch the tank for a while and notice which fish is hanging around that coral the most. You might even catch it pecking.

Your parameters are good and would not cause this issue.

 

[bcorbin25]

What fish do you keep?

Vlamingi, sailfin, Fox face, Tamini, yellow tang, Hippo, coral beauty file fish, cardinals, a tree others but I don’t have any that is bothering the coral

 

[bcorbin25]

I bet it’s the foxface fish. Watch the tank for a while and notice which fish is hanging around that coral the most. You might even catch it pecking.

Your parameters are good and would not cause this issue.

The fox face has not bothered the coral. I have lots of coral in the tank. I had it in a breeder box up until yesterday.
Do they like lots of light and flow?

 

[Miami Reef]

The fox face has not bothered the coral. I have lots of coral in the tank. I had it in a breeder box up until yesterday.
Do they like lots of light and flow?

I had many different tangs and foxface only consume certain brain corals and left the other corals alone.

I genuinely believe a fish is nipping at it.

 

[bcorbin25]

I’ve had many different tangs and foxface only go after certain brain corals and left everything else alone.

I genuinely believe a fish is nipping at it.

If it’s showing the skeleton does that mean it’s dead? Or is it hope to recover
How much light flow does it need?

 

[bcorbin25]

If it’s showing the skeleton does that mean it’s dead? Or is it hope to recover
How much light flow does it need?

I’ve raised all my fish from babies and have never seen any of them pick Coral

 

[Miami Reef]

If it’s showing the skeleton does that mean it’s dead? Or is it hope to recover
How much light flow does it need?

Moderate flow and light.

 

[Shirak]

Do they like lots of light and flow?

picture with white light would help.

And no they don't like lots of light and flow IME

 

[bcorbin25]

picture with white light would help.

And no they don't like lots of light and flow IME

The internet says indophyllia likes light and flow

 

[bcorbin25]

Moderate flow and light.

But my question is if it is showing skeleton, is it dead?

 

[bcorbin25]

 

[Shirak]

The internet says indophyllia likes light and flow

uhhuh..

So how much par did you have it under? How much flow. Likes light and flow is pretty vague.



Please post a picture under white light. The blue lights make it really hard to tell anything about how the flesh looks. If it's just the tops of the skeleton then it might recover. But it is not looking very good currently. Looks like the center is gone?

 

[DrkNMighty]

Low to medium on light and flow. Hard to tell from that picture. It looks like all skeleton and no flesh. Pictures under white light will help.