• Problem with EUPHILIA! Help!!!

  • Erin

The problem is like this... Pieces are breaking off from the euphyllia (so far 3 pieces have broken off). It seems like no one is eating it. I noticed the breakage a few days ago. After the breakage, there are these little pustules left. All water parameters are normal. The temperature is a maximum of 28, and there has been no overheating. There are SPS corals in the aquarium that are doing well! The euphyllia also looks normal visually. It has been living with me for about six months and has grown almost three times in size. I'm afraid it will start to break off completely! What should I do? Thank you!

Stephanie3084

Max, does the clown not bother her? Does he not pull at her? What about the stump on the euphorbia - is it overgrowing (tightening) or is it rotting?

Erica752

Max, call him urgently on his mobile, as far as I remember he had something similar too, but the cart passed by then...

Kimberly

Flaking is a very bad sign. And euphyllia is a very capricious thing; it can die within a few hours. If I were you, I would pack it in a bag, take a bottle of cognac in my pocket, and take it all to iReef to Alexey or to quarantine and treatment.

Emily3144

Yarik is right. Don't tear the engine. Watch the clowns closely. I'm just remembering... I think it was like that. Euphelia easily endured those attacks back then. In general, clowns can create such chaos. I saw a premnas tear a huge radiant mushroom to shreds right before my eyes for spawning... it was preparing...

Julia

The stump seems to be overgrowing! Yarik, the clown, has been living in it for half a year... Sometimes I sit by the aquarium for hours and haven't noticed anything about the clown.

Heather9815

Euphilia is shedding and can shed very quickly... I read a lot, but I couldn't find any information about euphilia shedding in the same way as mine. It's possible that I will give it for temporary care. Thank you for the advice!

Phyllis

I hadn't noticed it before. Maybe something hit me in the head... If it's a clown, that's one thing, but if it's not, then the euphilia in my aquarium is doomed.

Tami

Wait, don't rush. The clown is growing, that's a moment. It can rub harder. I have a small pair, and once the "little worm-tentacle" was indeed rubbed off. Although with others, clowns live in coral, spawn, and there are no problems for the coral. Another point - has the coral been moved? Is it not rubbing against anything in the live rock? (In the photo, it seems to be the central part.) By chance, when doing something in the aquarium, did you accidentally bump it or touch the coral?

Andrew419

And what, are there many such pieces? I also had a similar story, I suspected the hedgehog..., the wounds healed quickly.

Alec9378

If this is a clown, put a batriocladia branch or "green grape" for now to distract him. He will gnaw on it, "cleaning" the area near the house.

Jenny

I also sometimes lose pieces of euphyllia - nothing serious.

Gary6376

I found out the reason... There was indeed a parameter jump at some point, or maybe the stars just aligned... One of the four heads slightly detached from the skeleton, as if it wanted to escape and then changed its mind. Here's the photo. At the spot indicated by the arrow, there is a swelling that I hadn't noticed before. It's been there for about 2-3 months, but I didn't pay much attention to it. Around this area, about 3 branches have fallen off. It's like how men go bald from the crown. The main thing is that the other 3 heads are intact and healthy. But I think this one will also detach.

Amy5070

Maybe she started to reproduce like that?

Debbie3587

Time will tell Thank you all for the advice!!!

Tricia7885

Thank you very much for the useful information! We are looking forward to the photos!!!

Kimberly3727

I completely agree with Sergey. At first, my euphorbia had polyps (small green lumps) like yours, Max, then a bald spot appeared, and after a while, new shoots formed in the number of three.

Katherine

Good day! Today our euphyllia shed part of one polyp, and there are about ten more to go. The only change was the lighting; I added 2 more to the 4*80 T5.