Trouble with Trachyphyllia

[entacmaea]

Hi there,

I've been having trouble with my trachyphyllia and want to know if it can recover/if there's anything I can do. Part of it fell into a rock flower anemone a couple of days ago (probably was knocked in there by my spider conch) and that head now has a gaping mouth and tissue coming off the coral skeleton. Is there any way to save it at this point? Can the other head survive? Should I have the dying head removed with a saw at my LFS? The starfish is now on top of the coral as well but it might be removing rotting infected tissue so not sure whether I should take it off.

Thanks for the help!

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

It doesn't look bad except for that corner, IMO leaving corals alone is usually my policy. It seems a bit unsecure in that spot and it may fall over again, so I would find a more suitable location for it.

 

[DSC reef]

Agreed, I'd let it be and it should recover. Corals are amazing animals. I'd probably set it on the sand bed so it doesn't fall. Thats a beautiful trachy