Coral Weirdness

[Doc]

So, I came home from work just now and I noticed a few of my corals were all closed up. All my xenia have sucked their ployps into the stalks and my goni is all closed in. I checked temps and that was OK. The rest of the coral looks normal. The hammers are out like normal and the SPS are budding and looking, well, like stone, but pretty colorful stone.

I didn't feed the fish yesterday...and maybe not the day before either, I wonder if the fish were nipping or if the shrimp were bothering them. I looked for critters crawling along the stalks or base of the coral and found nothing. One of the trumpet corals has a weird thing on it. I will see if I can get a picture or two to post real quick. I would like ideas in the mean time. Thanks in advance for your help.

-Doc

[dustin_P74]

i would feed the fish and see if that helps

[Bifferwine]

Well, you just had flatworms annihilate your aquarium I wonder what else Doc's Tank O' Bad Karma has in store for him!

I think if the fish were hungry and nipping, they wouldn't be going after the xenia though. I'd give it a day and see if they shape up tomorrow, it's really hard to tell what's going on sometime.

[cthegame]

tough one. COuld be the not feeding if you have fish that need to eat alot. Usually however, fish wont starve after just a day or 2 so i'm pretty clueless. I say feed and see if it helps per dustins advice.

[dustin_P74]

Originally Posted by cthegame

Usually however, fish wont starve after just a day or 2 so i'm pretty clueless.

well he does have anthias

[Alexander]

Originally Posted by dustin_P74

well he does have anthias

justin the anthias should be just fine

[Doc]

I tossed in a few cubes of plankton as soon as I got home and took these pics.

Here is my goni:


and the xenia:


and:



After taking the pic, I noticed the serpent star, who normally hides during the day crawling around near the xenia. Wonder if he got too friendly with the polyps and annoyed them enough to retract

-Doc

[Doc]

What has me really weirded out is this thing where a trumpet head used to be. Almost looks like a bizarre ricordia from hell. Ideas? disease? this coral as been going downhill lately and if it is a disease, I will toss it. Help?





I hoped to save it because the blue color is really striking. No idea what this is though.

-Doc

[dustin_P74]

never seen that before doc

[yote]

First thought was a majano anemone.But it DOES look more like a ric.

Just a thought Doc.But check your alkalinity,PH,and calcium.