Question about my ricordia

[reefernewbie]

One of my ricordia has recently detached himself off his rock. Usually when they do this it seems like its a clean brake, but this time is different. Although he still has his color, there is a trail of colorless "slime" from the point of detachment and himself. His mouth also is unusually wide open.

The tank is about 1 1/2 mo old. Chemistry is ok, water quality is ok too. Other inhabitants are 5 red leg hermits, 1 margarita snail, greenstar polyps, and other asorted ricordia. Hitchhikers: vermatid snail, and a pink crab that doesn't seem to bother anything. He hides in the rock cavities.

Should I be worried???

 

[ChrisRD]

Hi and :welcome:

If you give us more details on your setup, water parameters, how long you've had the coral, etc. it will help to give more useful feedback.

 

[Fatal Morgana]

The ricordia is not sick, but it was injuried after a attack. If protected properly, the injury will heal. Just make ssure your parameter is in good shape, and the offender removed.

 

[Fatal Morgana]

Crab is notorious for these kind of things, but before you accuse anything, you really have to see it with your eyes. Just put the ricordia in a plastic cup with some rock rubbles, and that should prevent the offender from getting to it for a while. Once it got healed and attached to the rubble, you can then take it out. If something like this happen again, you may need to use a trap of some sort.... good luck.