Head pinched.

[Notsolostfish]

You have quite a few more fish than what you listed. The list are all reef safe, so they shouldn't be the issue.

I had to rehome a filefish, dwarf angel, and a foxface - all classified as "reef safe with caution", but the filefish was eating my cynarina, the dwarf and foxface both wanted my trachy.

If that hammer isn't sick then its getting picked on by something.

Healthy flesh band

 

[Notsolostfish]

Sorry I'm no help but have a question. Do you find the magnifier (?) useful?

Its fun for pictures

 

[Notsolostfish]

Can you do another 20%? That will help. I’m very successful at keeping torches and hammers. I never had a loss. I really believe I can help you.

I would change the activated carbon. Use less, and change it more frequently. About every 2-3 weeks.

Next we’ll take a look at lighting and flow, but let’s make these changes for now.

Another day, and another hammer doing the same symptoms, one of the hammer colonies different hammer, now changed its color to whitetish, one of the heads, the polyp look deflated, and peeling off. What in the world is going on. Changed carbon, tested everything, and i cant find nothing. Holy im about to quit this hobby again. No joke.



2 days ago there was nothing going on with this hammer

 

[Miami Reef]

Another day, and another hammer doing the same symptoms, one of the hammer colonies different hammer, now changed its color to whitetish, one of the heads, the polyp look deflated, and peeling off. What in the world is going on. Changed carbon, tested everything, and i cant find nothing. Holy im about to quit this hobby again. No joke.



2 days ago there was nothing going on with this hammer

It’s only hammers and frogspawns that are affected; the rest of your tank looks fantastic.

Imagine setting up a camera to focus on your hammer corals. When you see the polyp bailout, rewind the camera and try to see if something ate it.

 

[Notsolostfish]

It’s only hammers and frogspawns that are affected; the rest of your tank looks fantastic.

Imagine setting up a camera to focus on your hammer corals. When you see the polyp bailout, rewind the camera and try to see if something ate it.

Its genuinely puzzling. I noticed that the head turns to a different color when it happens. Like u know when a corals gets stinged it loses its color, and deflate, and starts peeling off. Take a look this is yesterday keep in mind literally 2 days afo it was completely fine.



See how the head color is different? And deflated? This morning i noticed its peeling off

 

[Notsolostfish]

It’s only hammers and frogspawns that are affected; the rest of your tank looks fantastic.

Imagine setting up a camera to focus on your hammer corals. When you see the polyp bailout, rewind the camera and try to see if something ate it.

Another head from the colony bailing out

 

[Beck]

I've dealt with euphyllia bugs before. Same issues you're having. Super hard to see until you know what you're looking for (not saying this is what you have just an idea). They look like tiny white specs on the tentacles and around the mouth. Use a magnifying lens or the zoom on your camera and really inspect your euphyllia.

 

[Notsolostfish]

To update this thread, another head diffefent coral doing the same.




healthy octo colony 1.5 years old. I dont understand. Is that bacterial?

 

[Beck]

If you've inspected it close and can't see any pest for sure, and no one is picking on it I'd suspect bacterial next. Look into a KFC full tank treatment or just doing your own Cipro/Amox treatment.

 

[Notsolostfish]

Im genuinely beyond frustrated,



I sent an aquabiomic test, waiting for the results. Then i might dose antibiotics in the tank. Is there anything i can do in the meantime? Like dosing bacteria? So i can protect my current corals!

 

[Beck]

If it's bacterial I think the only option is dose something to kill it. Adding more good bacteria I don't think will help. Dosing cipro will kill good bacteria along with the bad, but I never experienced any issues doing so.