New coral frags white sliming..

IIDRYWATERII · Dec 24, 2021

Hi I know it’s normal for corals to slime when you first get them….. They came yesterday at 2pm uk time and one of them just stopped sliming couple of hours ago..

24hours later
They look white from the slime so would you just leave them to naturally get rid of the white coating or blow it off?

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vetteguy53081 · Dec 24, 2021

This will occur if there is rapid fluctuations from water parameters and if you introduced them under bright lights. Other causes will be low water flow, enzme issues due to improper or no acclimation causing them to lose slime or suffocate in it.
This mucus is a defense mechanism against desiccation. Corals coat their body with mucus, keeping in moisture to withstand severe environmental conditions. They can also release mucus under submersed conditions for several other reasons such as UV radiation, sedimentation, high temperature and low salinity.
This mucus is also used to clean themselves off , such as emitting sand on themselves or even after feeding.

IIDRYWATERII · Dec 24, 2021

vetteguy53081 said:
This will occur if there is rapid fluctuations from water parameters and if you introduced them under bright lights. Other causes will be low water flow, enzme issues due to improper or no acclimation causing them to lose slime or suffocate in it.
This mucus is a defense mechanism against desiccation. Corals coat their body with mucus, keeping in moisture to withstand severe environmental conditions. They can also release mucus under submersed conditions for several other reasons such as UV radiation, sedimentation, high temperature and low salinity.
This mucus is also used to clean themselves off , such as emitting sand on themselves or even after feeding.

Shall I leave or clean off then? Thanks