how to attach a goniopora

[baloutang]

Hi,

My Goni had some slime on it and I gently blew some water over it. Pieces of the goni came flying off, so I'm wondering if those small pieces can be attached to anything. I'd hate for them to get sucked into the sump and die.

Thanks,
Dave

[Coralmkr1]

Did tissue fly off when you tried to remove the slime? It looks like the polyp was ripped or torn by the flow. Did you point a power head at it? or did you gently wave your hand to remove the slime? The polyps that separated, if they have skeleton attached to them can be glued down, or if its just soft tissue, the tissue may die.

Dave

[baloutang]

thanks for the info...I came to find out that my goni had brown jelly disease and it didn't last too long after that. Thanks for the info though.

[Coralmkr1]

An iodine solution dip will cure the infection. However, it spreads fast, so acting swiftly may save the colony