Like a lemon peel?first time ive seen a torch think its a toadstool and morph into one.
Thats so wierd... u can't even see the tenticles anymore, its like its solidified into one large blob.
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Like a lemon peel?first time ive seen a torch think its a toadstool and morph into one.
Thats so wierd... u can't even see the tenticles anymore, its like its solidified into one large blob.
Take some side shots also, showing skeleton and underside. What does it feel like? Does it smell? What corals were next to it?
No. It appeared to be retracting, one small tentacle was sticking out last night. This morning, it looked like this. I'm dipping it now. Here's a photo with and without flash in the dip (iodine based).You saw the torch retract and this enveloped over it?
Has it come out since this covering developed?
Plus 1Take some side shots also, showing skeleton and underside. What does it feel like? Does it smell? What corals were next to it?
right it sounds crazy but any thing is possible thanks for the ideaThis is gonna sound crazy, maybe it is. . . but could the polyp have like flipped upside down. . . like it bailed out but then unbailed out?
Zoom in on the last pic. The upper left area, you can see the "frills" of the skeleton and a mouthIn reality - the coral looks (based on the pictures) -like leather
Lick it? Just kidding, Don't lick it...And - I would disagree with one of the prior posters - do not touch it
I swirled in the coral dip and it is dead. Here are some photos for reference showing the underside of the torch polyp. It looked great yesterday and was beautiful. This happened in 12 hrs. I run a UV. Dip everything. Morning else changed. Just bad luck?In reality - the coral looks (based on the pictures) -like leather
Looks like you were right, well, either that or we were seeing some sort of fungus/necrotic tissueThis is gonna sound crazy, maybe it is. . . but could the polyp have like flipped upside down. . . like it bailed out but then unbailed out?
Don't throw it out yet, bailed out polyps can still recover, if it was just flipped over like @MoshJosh said than it can technically recover, however if it was decaying than just toss it
Thanks everyoneDon't throw it out yet, bailed out polyps can still recover, if it was just flipped over like @MoshJosh said than it can technically recover, however if it was decaying than just toss it
EDIT: and after reviewing the photos it looks like that membrane was either bacteria, fungus, necrosis or some other form of decay, likely unsaveable at this point. Sorry