disaster!!

My Sinularia flexibilis got caught in my filter today!! Im absoloutly gutted! The branch that got caught has been shredded a bit and the tips are turning black! Is the anything i can do to help him, or is he now doomed??

Just a pic to show how unhappy he is!! Not extended himself at all today - and you can see the tips that have turned black

 

maybee take a razor to the mangled black section to avoid infection,

 

I dont think its going to be a problem for the rest of the coral, just that "arm".

 

after you cut the affected area off dip in iodine mix for 10-15min max

 

You should have no problem, this coral, like many are resilient...8)

 

Thats an awful lot of black to be cutting off all at once, I am afraid if he cuts that much at once he might loose it, might want to take just the worst ones off and quarantine it in another tank or something with good filtration and watch to see if it spreads down the arms?

If it does then you got no choice but to cut, but if it doesn't then you have lost nothing. I know that they are very hardy but.....Just a thought.....

 

Thanks for the advice!!

 

I would hack it off and dip in iodine solution and it should be alright I cut it out of my tanks all the time. you might also keep it in some dim light for a couple days.

 

hey! its alright now - and back to its normal self

 

hey! Good to hear! As suggested ,you could dip necrotic tissue in potassium iodate solution, just to be on the safe site... Good luck! 8)