Acanthophyllia bleached and then this came out of the mouth. What is it?

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I've heard of people nursing acanthos and scolys back from full bleaching and significant tissue loss using this approach. Hopefully it's just the slug and not some other issue. Given that you found the slug the way you did, I don't think that's crazy.
I can soak food or even the coral itself in Restor. It’s aminos and fatty acids supposed to help with LPS bleaching from fragging, but I imagine it would help for any “stress related bleaching”
 

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I can soak food or even the coral itself in Restor. It’s aminos and fatty acids supposed to help with LPS bleaching from fragging, but I imagine it would help for any “stress related bleaching”
Worth a shot. When I feed my LPS I mix the foods I feed (reef roids (sometimes), phyto, r.o.e., pellets (sometimes), and mysis) with an amino acid (red sea ab+). I turn off the flow and pipette the ab+ containing food water over the corals. It lingers for a while. Who knows if it does anything.
 

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Reminds me of when my blue mini maxi tried to eat a pineapple sponge.
Mini maxi did not make it.
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Need to keep the skeleton clean and I agree on amino/vitamin baths( or you cut a bottle put it over acantho and fill it with the amino/vitamin mix, this way you don't move the coral constantly).

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Exactly! Multiple posts on here in the last few days with little response, so I’m hoping this active thread may help

There are plenty of reports of parasites that live in lps corals. Does it seem to be alive? Did you dip the coral when you brought it in?
 

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There are plenty of reports of parasites that live in lps corals. Does it seem to be alive? Did you dip the coral when you brought it in?
This was a gift coral from my girlfriend, we usually dip everything though, so I’m not 100%. It does seem to be alive, has some changes throughout the day. I have not seen a true feeding response in about a week though. I have a second very small acanthophyllia who seems to still be doing well (minus the fact that a snail knocked him upside down this morning)
 

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This was a gift coral from my girlfriend, we usually dip everything though, so I’m not 100%. It does seem to be alive, has some changes throughout the day. I have not seen a true feeding response in about a week though. I have a second very small acanthophyllia who seems to still be doing well (minus the fact that a snail knocked him upside down this morning)
Oh I meant whatever is inside! Is the thing inside alive?
 

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Oh I meant whatever is inside! Is the thing inside alive?
I have not seen much movement over the course of the last few days, so I assume no. But it’s gotten harder as the mouth of the Acantho has started to get smaller (I’m taking that as a good sign). A few days ago it was gaping and skeleton was showing
 

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A few days ago I attempted to use a baster to get the stuff out, very little happened with that. I may try some of my small tongs and attempt to get that piece out. My biggest worry is hurting the coral
 
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A few days ago I attempted to use a baster to get the stuff out, very little happened with that. I may try some of my small tongs and attempt to get that piece out. My biggest worry is hurting the coral
Steady hands
Try not to touch the mouth itself

Try and get the object and pull straight up

Can also try turning the coral upside down and shaking mildly and see if it falls out

Removing from water might trigger it to close the mouth. So don’t do that
 

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