How many have you lost, and do you know why?

[Charles Poole]

Hello everyone,

I am curious as to have many corals have died while in our care, more specifically those that have died due to Brown Jelly Infections. This is just to help me with some research on a future article. Please take the poll below, and post any comment you like, here.

[Charles Poole]

You can only vote for one coral at this time. So feel free to list any others.

[Telco Guy]

I lost most of my Hammer Coral recently because I wasn't testing for Calcium, and it got too low. Once I started testing for Cancium and adjusting for it I was able to stop the dieing, but it hasn't really come back much. I would say that Calcium is important to watch for all of these carols that you have listed.

[Zack]

I have lost a plate coral before and some sps :cry: :cry: :cry:

such a sad topic :doubt:

[Telco Guy]

Yes, but sharing can help with the greaving process. :wink:

[Zack]

thanks man, *virtual hug* :lol:

[Charles Poole]

:) Absolutely, sharing can help....

I almost lost a colony of Euphyllia ancora due to low calcium levels. I watch them very closely nowadays.

[Charles Poole]

I had a close call with my Christmas gift, (A decent sized colony of Euphyllia ancora). It was slightly damaged during transport, and started to brown jelly. It was saved from the stomache of my Lemonpeel Angel (who loves to eat sick or ailing corals), by my 3/4 inch long skunk clownfish. My hats off to the little bugger, but the brown jelly is gone, and the coral looks very happy once again.

[Zack]

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :w00t:

[Zack]

way to go man!!

[H3R0]

yea go go skunky :ride:

[Charles Poole]

Where are you guys getting all those cool smilies?

[Zack]

you have to hit the all button by the last simley to the very right u see it?

[Charles Poole]

Ok, we really need a dunce cap. Maybe I can sit on a stool with one on and take a picture...

crlkeep
:stupid:

[Charles Poole]

Well, to my dismay, this coral is still recessing. They only stress factor that I can see at the moment, is the proximity of the Euphyllia glabrescens Torch Coral, to the other end of this colony. It may be diverting too much energy to defenses, and not be able to maintain present mass. I am going to move them approx. 6 inches apart tommorow. I am going to clean the glass real good, and photo document the whole ordeal as well.

Wish me luck. :wink:

Here is a link to a picture of this coral. (http://coralforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=3&start=20) You can see the recession on the right side of the colony. On the left side is the Torch Coral that is battling with it. This Battle is different than other battles I have witnessed between these two species. Usually the Torch Coral causes immediate recession in the area directly in contact. This is a tough ancor and it may be putting up a bit of a fight. :-D

[Charles Poole]

Here is the coral a couple hours after the move. Notice his guardian skunk... :lol:

[Charles Poole]

Here is a sick or dying corals worst enemy. Well at least in my tank... :wink:

[Charles Poole]

As you can see from the pictures, the move was already made. The recession has once again stopped, and all appears well...

[ereefic]

Lost a Galaxia to brown jelly. Not sure why, but may have had something to do with me dropping it twice.

[Charles Poole]

Yep, that will do it. :? :roll: :)

[H3R0]

i just got a new hammer... ill post some pics tomarrow

[Charles Poole]

So, nobody else has ever lost one of these corals?

Come on people.... I have seen the collection reports. There are literaly tens of thousands of corals taken off the reefs for this hobby. Only a few of them have died??????

H3RO,

I checked out your tank pictures... Wow, what a difference from the first setup til now. Looks great... :)