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Hi, all - I'd appreciate your advice on how best to assist my Montipora Capricornis, which experienced a tragedy while I was gone for a few days.
As you will see in the before and after photos below, the central 8" portion of my 11" orange monti cap died off very suddenly after thriving for four years. It almost looks as if it was devoured by a raging hoard of monti-eating nudies, or was burned out by salt being poured on it. I've never encountered anything like this before in years of reefing.
Nudies are a negative - none visible, and nothing new added to the system over the past 6-8 months that could introduce them. Water parameters are perfectly fine, and all other SPS and LPS corals (including far more sensitive ones) are thriving. Also, the healthy portions have repaired themselves and are regrowing on the damaged margins.
I'm not looking to ID the cause of this die-off, though it wouldn't hurt to know what may have caused it. I suspect my aquarium caretaker may have introduced a contaminant while feeding my fish. What I'd like some advice on is what to do now to help this coral recover. Should I simply let it be to gradually recover on its own, despite the large skeletal area in the middle? Or, is it best to frag off the undamaged portions and "recombine" the pieces into a new plate cluster with a little super glue?
Thanks for any advice and directions you can provide.
Peter
As you will see in the before and after photos below, the central 8" portion of my 11" orange monti cap died off very suddenly after thriving for four years. It almost looks as if it was devoured by a raging hoard of monti-eating nudies, or was burned out by salt being poured on it. I've never encountered anything like this before in years of reefing.
Nudies are a negative - none visible, and nothing new added to the system over the past 6-8 months that could introduce them. Water parameters are perfectly fine, and all other SPS and LPS corals (including far more sensitive ones) are thriving. Also, the healthy portions have repaired themselves and are regrowing on the damaged margins.
I'm not looking to ID the cause of this die-off, though it wouldn't hurt to know what may have caused it. I suspect my aquarium caretaker may have introduced a contaminant while feeding my fish. What I'd like some advice on is what to do now to help this coral recover. Should I simply let it be to gradually recover on its own, despite the large skeletal area in the middle? Or, is it best to frag off the undamaged portions and "recombine" the pieces into a new plate cluster with a little super glue?
Thanks for any advice and directions you can provide.
Peter
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