Duncan losing green shell

[dannyny]

Hey guys I have a Duncan and the stalk of it has been pealing off. Is there something wrong with it? I have attached a pic. It was once green now it's a grey color. Thanks for the help.

 

[sillysidewinder]

interested to hear the answer to this. tagging along

 

[thirty5]

I think that it will be fine, I think that as it grows out it is just the stony stalk from the growth. So my vote is nothing out of the ordinary. But lets see what some others say.

 

[rbtwo4]

do u target feed it?

 

[kenconnect]

i think that it will be fine, i think that as it grows out it is just the stony stalk from the growth. So my vote is nothing out of the ordinary

+1 .. Has long as the heads are opening up like normal i wouldnt worrie about it.

 

[thirty5]

I just looked at mine. It started as 1 head and exploded into about 7. If you see the base does not have the green shell on it. Mine are doing absolutely fine.


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[ecvernon]

That happened to the green base of mine when I got some frag glue on it. I was trying to secure it to a rock. It has recovered since then.

 

[bizarrecorals]

frag glue destroyed the base and irritated above, when you get more heads later on, it'll be green elsewhere.

nothing to be worry about, as long you keep your water perm good. Tough coral .

 

[CoralMeister]

To me it looks perfectly ok, but I think it is just "encrusting" its base. Have you noticed that the base has been reducing over time? Or has it always been like this?

 

[bigdog1428]

Looks like the skin is receding

 

[dannyny]

Thanks for all the replies guys. I haven't been getting the notifications for some reason. I do target feed them with mysis shrimp once a week. I notice my hermit crabs are around there a lot can they be eating the shell?

 

[dannyny]

Check the pics out from today.

 

[zeroblake07]

Thanks for all the replies guys. I haven't been getting the notifications for some reason. I do target feed them with mysis shrimp once a week. I notice my hermit crabs are around there a lot can they be eating the shell?

Hey Danny!! I don't think than your hermit crabs could eat your coral shells , i have a couple of hermits , they like to walk around my aquarium even on top of my corals but they don't hurt them!! Perhaps they could stress them because they stay a little time on them looking for food!! But not more than that may be something else is hurting your beautiful Duncan's try to keep an eye to everything to got in your aquarium to see something suspect than could hurt your corals!! But to my opinion your hermit crabs ate not the guilty guys !! Hehehe!! Have a great day !! Gook luck