Scolymia Nipped

[jwwoodjr]

I picked up two scolymia Saturday and when I got home tonight I caught my bicolor blenny nipping at one. As I would expect, the scoly is in deflated and looks is like it has been chewed on. Other than rehoming the blenny and a dip in revive, are there any other steps I can take to give the coral a better chance of survival? Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[Labridaedicted]

I think those 2 steps represent your best course of action. Spot feeding fatty foods like fish eggs or amino soaked foods tends to help with tissue healing if it's pretty beat up.

It should be fine once you get the blenny out. Just give it good water quality, moderate flow (since it will be sliming for a bit), and a revive dip and I would suspect you'll see it back to its healthy self soon.

 

[jwwoodjr]

Thanks for the advice. This is my first time dealing with rogue fish. Now I get to go catch him.