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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.

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?

darkfuel wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 2:12 pm 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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Any new developments on the plate coral situation?

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