Milli stn, what are my options???

[Kinerson]

I'm not sure what to do if I can do anything at all. I have a WILD MILLI COLONY that is a few days into STNing. I'm pretty sure I know the cause. About a week ago one of my Bubble tip anemone's decided to test his luck with a powerhead. Needless to say he is now gone and I have been running carbon and have performed some water changes to help out the water quality.

So what can I do here? Can I cut off the white sections and hope it stops it?

Thanks,
Greg

 

[Herefishyfishy]

If there is a lot of RTN tissue loss, Re-frag what is left and get it into some good saltwater. If no other tanks handy, do maximum possible water change

 

[SueT]

STN can be fairly hard to stop, but since you know the reason it might can help. I would definitely frag the dead skeleton off and super glue patch the white areas into good tissue. This is like a patch job and it is fairly good at helping stop the STN. Keeping water quality as stable as possible will also help.

 

[kevinpo]

I would definitely frag the dead skeleton off and super glue patch the white areas into good tissue. This is like a patch job and it is fairly good at helping stop the STN. Keeping water quality as stable as possible will also help.

I agree with this course of action. One additional thing I would do is take a frag off the colony and mount it in another location for safe keeping.

Regards,
Kevin

 

[Kinerson]

Thanks guys. One other thing, this colony has a crab living in it. I forget the name of the crab but it is a safe one. Any suggestions as to what I should do for the crab if the colony dies?

 

[kevinpo]

The crab will move to another colony during the night. If it doesn't then you can remove it from the skeleton and place it another Acropora colony.

Regards,
Kevin