Help With Scoly

[Danroth]

Thanks, both, for the tips/suggestions. I'll probably limit my feedings to once or twice a week, then. I'll use the 'pop bottle' method when I do feed the scoly, just because it is such a slow eater, and my shrimp and crabs will prevent it from eating. I'm also dosing Fuel from Seachem twice a week, at about (right now) 1/2 the suggested dosage as I don't want to cause an algae bloom, so that should help as well from what I understand with LPS coral.

Scoly looks better today, mildly. I got home, and the shrimp didn't seem to have bothered him or moved him, in the same position.

He did take food, last night, and ate from what I could tell. But today his flesh is pulled very tight, still, and I can see the ridges of the skeleton beneath, and the ridges of the skeleton against the flesh around the oral disc. I looked back at my pictures after I got the Scoly, and realized that some of the skin was pulled that taut from when I purchased him, and I may have thought it was discoloration or different/lighter pigments at the time.

I'm going to keep him in the shade for awhile, and watch for slow improvements.

Is there any other care/suggestions I could do, to help improve the coral's health? It's my understanding that none of the skeleton or side ridges (kind of like teeth) should be showing, and the flesh on the scoly should be 'fatter' or 'plump' for a healthy coral, correct? I'm good with being paitent, just like to make sure I'm doing anything/everything I can to help this guy out.

Also Jim, thanks for the idea. I was thinking about changing my lighting so that one of my lights might be dimmer/less bright than the others for some of my lower/moderate light loving corals.

The odd thing is, my Acanthophylia, which is a moderate/low light coral, kept extending his flesh all the way out as if he wasn't getting enough light and wanted more, and he's under more direct light than my Scoly. I've got the Radion's right now at 60%, but I'm keenly aware of people bleaching corals on the Radions, and any LEDs in particular. I've not gone over 60% brightness with these, yet, and not really having any issues with bleaching or anything.