My hammer is dying?

[luis angel]

I finished giving a little reef roid plus AB+ as I normally do and noticed that my hammer shrank so much that its skeleton can be seen, sorry if I don't explain myself well, between English and that I am new to the hobby, but here I leave a photo i

n case someone can help me, thanks

 

[crazyfishmom]

Has visto si el Coral regreso a lo normal? El esqueleto luce opaco como que le falta tejido. Usualmente hay una banda de tejido blanco alrededor de donde salen los tentáculos. Cuando comen se tienden a desinflar. Pero creo que deberías tenerle el ojo encima. La falta de tejido blanco me preocupa.

 

[SudzFD]

The tissue has most likely been retracting for some time but you just noticed. When retracted they should have tissue showing down the skeleton.

This head may be a goner. But if just wait and see. I have lost two heads on my hammer before and then the others really took off and I went from 4 heads to about 20. So losing one head does not mean it all will die.

Please check all your water parameters and let us know what you have along with tank size age and lighting and maybe we can figure out why this happened.

Below is a photo of a retracted hammer in my tank. You can see all the flesh around the skeleton.

 

[luis angel]

Has visto si el Coral regreso a lo normal? El esqueleto luce opaco como que le falta tejido. Usualmente hay una banda de tejido blanco alrededor de donde salen los tentáculos. Cuando comen se tienden a desinflar. Pero creo que deberías tenerle el ojo encima. La falta de tejido blanco me preocupa.

Creo que esta volviendo a lo normal pero nunca lo habia visto asi

 

[crazyfishmom]

Creo que esta volviendo a lo normal pero nunca lo habia visto asi

Ya luce mucho mejor. Me alegro. Te aconsejo tengas cuidado cuando le des de comer. Esa cabeza del frente me parece no está bien y es posible que la pierdas. El resto luce más saludable. Si sigue luciendo así es posible que un baño con yodo u algún otro agente antiséptico sea necesario. Restore, tea tree oil, coral rx, etc alguno de ellos puede ayudar.

 

[luis angel]

The tissue has most likely been retracting for some time but you just noticed. When retracted they should have tissue showing down the skeleton.

This head may be a goner. But if just wait and see. I have lost two heads on my hammer before and then the others really took off and I went from 4 heads to about 20. So losing one head does not mean it all will die.

Please check all your water parameters and let us know what you have along with tank size age and lighting and maybe we can figure out why this happened.

Below is a photo of a retracted hammer in my tank. You can see all the flesh around the skeleton.

The tissue has most likely been retracting for some time but you just noticed. When retracted they should have tissue showing down the skeleton.

This head may be a goner. But if just wait and see. I have lost two heads on my hammer before and then the others really took off and I went from 4 heads to about 20. So losing one head does not mean it all will die.

Please check all your water parameters and let us know what you have along with tank size age and lighting and maybe we can figure out why this happened.

Below is a photo of a retracted hammer in my tank. You can see all the flesh around the skeleton.

A friend of mine gave me the tank 2 months ago and these are the parameters the last time I checked last week
Alk 151
Ph 7.6
Phos 0.8
Ca 494
Mg 1492
Ammo 0.1
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 42

 

[luis angel]

Ya luce mucho mejor. Me alegro. Te aconsejo tengas cuidado cuando le des de comer. Esa cabeza del frente me parece no está bien y es posible que la pierdas. El resto luce más saludable. Si sigue luciendo así es posible que un baño con yodo u algún otro agente antiséptico sea necesario. Restore, tea tree oil, coral rx, etc alguno de ellos puede ayudar.

Muchas gracias, tratare de ver si se puede salvar, y averiguare sobre estos agentes antisepticos a ver si puedo conseguir alguno, gracias

 

[Peair]

Right now just don't touch it, disturb, or bump it, stay away from it till you get all parameters in range, and find out about proper flow and lighting.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I finished giving a little reef roid plus AB+ as I normally do and noticed that my hammer shrank so much that its skeleton can be seen, sorry if I don't explain myself well, between English and that I am new to the hobby, but here I leave a photo i

n case someone can help me, thanks

I see tissue recession versus dying and can be caused by too much water flow, High phosphates, use of tap water, low calcium and even too much light

 

[luis angel]

I think the hammer is looking a little better today, I went to my lfs and a friend of mine that work there recommend me giving it a dip with revive and a i put it a little lower in the tank and a little less flow, thank you guys,