Got corals today

Mikeman · 08-16-2001, 08:39 PM

I got 3 capnella frags, 2 2" green star polyp mats, 1 blue mushroom, 1 purple mushroom, and a mushroom shell, that has about 3 mushrooms on it

one of them looks bad, should I try and cut off the bad part or leave it as it is?

so excited

reefhead · 08-16-2001, 09:53 PM

if it start to spread, cut it

Mikeman · 08-17-2001, 02:36 PM

the second day has been good and bad for the corals, the 2 smallest capnella frags are open and looking very nice, so are the single mushroom polyps, but the sick one is dead, or is I think is because I found a bristle worm eating its body, when I woke up, one of the mushrooms on the shell is also gone and I found a mucas type substane on a rock so I'm guessing it found the powerhead,

the largest capnella looks really bad today too, I dosed some iodine to help but there is nothing else I can think of doing? Also the green star polyps haven't opened, I think I heard once they take a long time to aclimate, is this true?

Mike Parkis · 08-17-2001, 04:32 PM

Stars can take weeks to open, if they were realy stressed. As long as the base still has color and is not peeling they are ok.

Mikeman · 08-17-2001, 06:52 PM

on one of the mats its peeling a little bit and its off colored, should I cut it off

Mike Parkis · 08-17-2001, 07:37 PM

The stars have only been in your tank for a little over a day, I would just watch them for now. If the discoloration gets any worse or it peels more cut that part off. But for now give them a chance to rebound.

08-16-2001, 08:39 PM	#1
Mikeman Governor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Watertown,SD,USA Posts: 1,502	Got corals today I got 3 capnella frags, 2 2" green star polyp mats, 1 blue mushroom, 1 purple mushroom, and a mushroom shell, that has about 3 mushrooms on it one of them looks bad, should I try and cut off the bad part or leave it as it is? so excited

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08-16-2001, 09:53 PM	#2
reefhead Governor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: st.petersburg,Fl. Posts: 1,513	if it start to spread, cut it

08-17-2001, 02:36 PM	#3
Mikeman Governor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Watertown,SD,USA Posts: 1,502	the second day has been good and bad for the corals, the 2 smallest capnella frags are open and looking very nice, so are the single mushroom polyps, but the sick one is dead, or is I think is because I found a bristle worm eating its body, when I woke up, one of the mushrooms on the shell is also gone and I found a mucas type substane on a rock so I'm guessing it found the powerhead, the largest capnella looks really bad today too, I dosed some iodine to help but there is nothing else I can think of doing? Also the green star polyps haven't opened, I think I heard once they take a long time to aclimate, is this true?

08-17-2001, 04:32 PM	#4
Mike Parkis Just Moved In Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Oceanside Ca Posts: 20	Stars can take weeks to open, if they were realy stressed. As long as the base still has color and is not peeling they are ok.

08-17-2001, 06:52 PM	#5
Mikeman Governor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Watertown,SD,USA Posts: 1,502	on one of the mats its peeling a little bit and its off colored, should I cut it off

08-17-2001, 07:37 PM	#6
Mike Parkis Just Moved In Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Oceanside Ca Posts: 20	The stars have only been in your tank for a little over a day, I would just watch them for now. If the discoloration gets any worse or it peels more cut that part off. But for now give them a chance to rebound.

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