Montipora Digitata going pale?

[Kanga]

the brown montipora digitata in this pic is taking some strain, i moved him higher(more light) as well as further from the other corals.

any ideas what might be causing this?

 

[viper357]

I would guess chemical warfare with the brain.

 

[Kanga]

I would guess chemical warfare with the brain.

well i moved him lets see what happens

 

[Reef Maniac]

There is a Monti eating nudibranch which is so well camoflaged that they are nearly impossible to see, and they can wipe out an entire colony within a relatively short time.

If nothing else works, I would suggest that you do an iodine dip for a few minutes and see if anything comes off the coral.

I hope it recovers, but if nothing helps, be prepared to frag off the healthy fingers...

Hennie

 

[Kanga]

Thanks hennie, yip I have moved him, i do have some "cleaning the tank" frags which are doing well, but you right if I dont see a change I will take off the healthy part.

 

[Mekaeel]

the exact same thing happend to my orange digitata,i did a dip a few days ago,and found 5 nudis on that one colony.it appears to be recovering slowly

 

[Kanga]

 

[Kanga]

someone, please explain the freshwater dip thing to me please, how long etc etc etc

 

[viper357]

Is it just bleached or is the pale section dead? Any polyp extension on the pale section?

 

[Kanga]

very little PE

 

[Mekaeel]

someone, please explain the freshwater dip thing to me please, how long etc etc etc

its not a fresh water dip,its an iodine dip.i personally use tropic marine pro coral cure mixed in the in a bucket with tank water and then place the affected coral in it for about 10-15 minutes and you will see these montis dying off.

 

[Kanga]

OK explain the iodine dip then thanks

 

[Mekaeel]

its the same as what i mentioned

 

[Kanga]

OK found this on the the Monti, looks like a bit of sponge to me, but hey what do I know, what do you guys think?

 

[Kanga]

Hello any ideas ppl?

 

[Mekaeel]

didnt see any thing like that before,lets wait for some gurus

 

[Kanga]

Any help Guru's ????????

 

[viper357]

Send sihaya a PM with a link to this thread, see if she can help you, although she might be in bed right now

 

[Kanga]

What, are saying you dont know, damnit you should know:razz:

Yeah will do now. Thanks for the idea.

 

[Rory]

Viper will know if you find any algae