Kanglee00
06/23/2013, 03:36 AM
Hello, I have a new torch coral that I bought from my LFS about 3 days ago and after the first day I noticed the 2 heads in the center were not looking well.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m57/kanglee00/null-2.jpg
I thought maybe it was getting too much flow so I moved it down to the sandbed, but I could see the skeleton on the 2 heads in the middle and some of the tissue looked damaged.
As I was observing how it was doing in its new spot I saw my yellowtail damsel come and take a bite of some of the polyps and after spitting it out briefly it swallowed the piece and went back for more.
I was able to catch the damsel and will be taking him to the LFS, but I was surprised to see this happen as I was under the impression it was a reef safe fish. I now suspect that it was the cause if the damage to this coral or am I being paranoid?
This is how the torch looks now, I hope the other heads are okay as I really like this coral.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m57/kanglee00/null-1.jpg
Any suggestions on how I can help it recover?
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m57/kanglee00/null-2.jpg
I thought maybe it was getting too much flow so I moved it down to the sandbed, but I could see the skeleton on the 2 heads in the middle and some of the tissue looked damaged.
As I was observing how it was doing in its new spot I saw my yellowtail damsel come and take a bite of some of the polyps and after spitting it out briefly it swallowed the piece and went back for more.
I was able to catch the damsel and will be taking him to the LFS, but I was surprised to see this happen as I was under the impression it was a reef safe fish. I now suspect that it was the cause if the damage to this coral or am I being paranoid?
This is how the torch looks now, I hope the other heads are okay as I really like this coral.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m57/kanglee00/null-1.jpg
Any suggestions on how I can help it recover?