Is my coral dying?

[T33BLACK]

My hammer coral has been looking like this for 2 days. All the parameters are good and all the other coral look fine. It looks like it won't open up and there's mucus all over it? Anyone know what this is?

 

[KrisReef]

That is BJD Brown Jelly Disease.

Look up the threads on here for treating BJD and treat the tank with Cipro if you can get it. Today. The bacteria in BJD will quickly kill LPS often wiping out the whole tank slowly and methodically.

 

[Lavey29]

Possibly but hard to tell clearly in the pics. OP if you see a brown jelly like substance in the receeding heads and a very foul odor then it is BJD and needs to be carefully removed from the tank.

 

[T33BLACK]

I did have ot next to anemone would that maybe have stung it or something?Previous picture

 

[Lavey29]

I did have ot next to anemone would that maybe have stung it or something?Previous picture

Certainly possible

 

[T33BLACK]

Well it completely died everything else in the tank is thriving well still I'm assuming maybe my anemone stung it? Do they really die that fast after a sting?

 

[Katrina71]

Most euphyllia die fast unless you get lucky and save some of it by fragging.

 

[T33BLACK]

Yea it was doing great then one day looked like mucus coming off of it really stringy stuff and next day it was completely gone.idk what happened since everything else is perfect? Only thing I could thing off is that anemone maybe touched it I guess?

 

[KrisReef]

Yea it was doing great then one day looked like mucus coming off of it really stringy stuff and next day it was completely gone.idk what happened since everything else is perfect? Only thing I could thing off is that anemone maybe touched it I guess?

Yep, that can be the cause. Keep an eye out on any other LPS in the tank. The BJD is bacterial and once it gets started it may move on to the next coral. Hope it doesn't, but keep a sharp eye out for others getting mucus covered and treat immediately if you see another problem.