Damaged frogspawn

thaitopher · 06/27/2017, 11:19 AM

I ordered two heads of frogspawn last week. Sadly some of the polyps on one of the heads was damaged in the delivery. Should I just leave it alone and let it heal itself? Any other advice?

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AlSimmons · 06/27/2017, 02:17 PM

I wouldn't really do anything for the next 2 or 3 days and hopefully the coral will get better, but in the meantime you might want to read up on Brown Jelly Disease/Syndrome and how to treat it just in case though.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2012/10/corals

Pond Boy · 06/28/2017, 05:29 AM

I would give it a few days to acclimate then start feeding it some raw shrimp. Best of luck with it!

Sk8r · 06/28/2017, 09:06 AM

The head may desert the skeleton. Should this happen, collect the head in a shallow glass dish, give it protection from current, and a good (420) calcium level, and it can regrow skeleton IF the head is intact. The skeleton will not grow a new head, however.

Jixar243 · 07/02/2017, 06:42 PM

Keep an eye on the Brown Jelly disease.

Randy27 · 07/04/2017, 03:03 AM

I agree, watch for BJD but I'd give it some tiny bits of shrimp/mysisa couple times a week until you see some improvement

C.Eymann · 07/08/2017, 08:42 PM

Looks like it already has a start of brown jelly, I would do a lugols dip and increase the flow on the colony just a tad till it heals.

Fonn · 07/13/2017, 05:32 PM

Place it in a low flow and indirect light area in the tank if possible. These are very hardy corals and recovering well from injuries without doing anything. However, like many have stated, watch out for brown jelly disease.

06/27/2017, 11:19 AM	#1
thaitopher Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 130	Damaged frogspawn I ordered two heads of frogspawn last week. Sadly some of the polyps on one of the heads was damaged in the delivery. Should I just leave it alone and let it heal itself? Any other advice? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337Z using Tapatalk

06/27/2017, 02:17 PM	#2
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	I wouldn't really do anything for the next 2 or 3 days and hopefully the coral will get better, but in the meantime you might want to read up on Brown Jelly Disease/Syndrome and how to treat it just in case though. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2012/10/corals Last edited by AlSimmons; 06/27/2017 at 02:26 PM.

06/28/2017, 05:29 AM	#3
Pond Boy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: In a tube amp Posts: 141	I would give it a few days to acclimate then start feeding it some raw shrimp. Best of luck with it! __________________ Bringing back a 12g JBJ from some serious neglect... Current Tank Info: JBJ 12g

06/28/2017, 09:06 AM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	The head may desert the skeleton. Should this happen, collect the head in a shallow glass dish, give it protection from current, and a good (420) calcium level, and it can regrow skeleton IF the head is intact. The skeleton will not grow a new head, however. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

07/08/2017, 08:42 PM	#7
C.Eymann Cnidaria lover Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Winterpark FL Posts: 1,483	Looks like it already has a start of brown jelly, I would do a lugols dip and increase the flow on the colony just a tad till it heals. __________________ "I glue animals to rocks" Current Tank Info: 80gal build in the works

07/02/2017, 06:42 PM	#5
Jixar243 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 53	Keep an eye on the Brown Jelly disease.

07/04/2017, 03:03 AM	#6
Randy27 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 54	I agree, watch for BJD but I'd give it some tiny bits of shrimp/mysisa couple times a week until you see some improvement

07/13/2017, 05:32 PM	#8
Fonn Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: 91801 Posts: 47	Place it in a low flow and indirect light area in the tank if possible. These are very hardy corals and recovering well from injuries without doing anything. However, like many have stated, watch out for brown jelly disease.