Who Gives A Fish Forums

Don't lose hope just yet. I've had some that looked pretty rough, but they bounced back. Give it some time, see what happens. Maybe relocate it to a spot with less intense lighting, that could help.


The actual coral was being eaten by the shrimp, not the food I provided. The food was brown, and ...

My Peppermint shrimp are devouring it from the inside out, literally tearing pieces off. I'm almost certain it's a goner now.

It's really taken a turn for the worse, I'm afraid. The condition has deteriorated significantly, even compared to the second photo I posted. I'm pretty confident now that it's not going to make it.

I pretty much know it's dying now, but I'll post a picture soon.

My trumpet corals tend to extend their tentacles at night, so that's likely normal behavior for yours as well. Consider trying target feeding with tiny mysis shrimp or plankton-sized food like cyclopseeze, and make sure the pumps are off while you're doing it. Based on what you've described ...

I recently picked up a bright yellow Trumpet Coral and I'm getting a bit concerned. Haven't seen the tentacles during the day, but I've heard that's pretty normal. At night, the mouth opens up, but still no tentacles. I've been placing food in the "trumpet" and nothing's happening - no tentacles ...