Fungi plate coral issues

[zenox44]

I've got a bit of a situation with my two-week-old plate coral - it's split right down the middle, exposing the skeleton. The gap's about the size of a dime, so it's pretty noticeable. Can these corals recover from this kind of damage, or is it a lost cause? I'd love to hear from anyone who's experienced something similar - any tips on how to care for them would be greatly appreciated.

[darkfuel]

Are you supplementing its diet with regular feedings, and is the opening you're referring to near the center, possibly the mouth of the coral itself?

[zenox44]

Are you supplementing its diet with regular feedings, and is the opening you're referring to near the center, possibly the mouth of the coral itself?

I haven't started target feeding it yet. The opening is in the center, but I'm surprised it's wide enough to see the skeleton - I didn't think the mouth would open that far. I'm new to plates, so I'm not really sure what to expect. I'll try to get a picture up.

[zenox44]

Here's a photo of the opening in the center of my plate coral, I managed to snap a pic.

[zena4x]

I've had plates with gaping mouths, but they always close up after feeding. If yours is staying open like that, it's not a great sign. I'm not saying it's doomed or anything, just that it's probably stressed.

[sweetie_22]

Gaping mouth, not a great sign. Staying open like that, not good either.

[flavormix]

My fungia's demise. Same thing happened, it died but I left the skeleton in the tank. Now I've got over 50 babies spawned from it, took around 3 months to see them start popping up.

[zenox44]

Update: it's taken a turn for the worse - over 75% of the skeleton is exposed now. I've relocated it to a slightly shaded area, giving nature its chance to take its course. Hopefully, I'll be rewarded with some offspring in a few months, similar to what flavormix experienced with their green fungia.

[Fluxcore]

Any new developments on the plate coral situation?

[Veltor]

Never had any luck with plate corals, seems they just don't like me.