Help Black leather disease

[ReefRap]

Hi, need some advice, for 2 day my leather coral is not opening, then i realize it has some black disease in some parts. Its like a tissue necrosis.

 

1. Is it contagious to other corals?

2. How can it be saved?

3. Since its a leather, should i cut the healthy branches?

4. Whats the best remedy. Thanks all.

 

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[ReefRap]

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[soggycookies]

if the rock its on can be displaced, i would take it out and slice the black tissue off as cleanly as possible before putting it back in. if the necrosis tissue in a weird position or too big to slice off without stressing the whole coral then i’d consider fragging the healthy parts. happened to my pink nepthea once before. it took some time to recover but had I not removed the affected part it’d probably have remained closed and the necrosis probably would have spread and killed the whole coral.

 

hope this helps

 

 

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[ReefRap]

Thanks. Should i wash the dead tissue in running water until its completely gone?
Do you think "two little fishies REVIVE" will help?

if the rock its on can be displaced, i would take it out and slice the black tissue off as cleanly as possible before putting it back in. if the necrosis tissue in a weird position or too big to slice off without stressing the whole coral then i’d consider fragging the healthy parts. happened to my pink nepthea once before. it took some time to recover but had I not removed the affected part it’d probably have remained close and the necrosis probably would have spread and killed the whole coral.

hope this helps


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[soggycookies]

Thanks. Should i wash the dead tissue in running water until its completely gone?
Do you think "two little fishies REVIVE" will help?

Personally i think just cutting it off and giving it a bath in tlf revive or iodine solution will be better. perhaps use a turkey baster to blow off residue after

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[ReefRap]

I removed it. Its worse than i thought. The whole trunk is affected. Better to frag it right?

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[soggycookies]

I removed it. Its worse than i thought. The whole trunk is affected. Better to frag it right?

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yeah. would definitely frag it if i were you. the stalk is the worst place for it to have tissue necrosis


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[ReefRap]

Ok. Thanks a lot.

yeah. would definitely frag it if i were you. the stalk is the worst place for it to have tissue necrosis


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