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Old 12-11-2013, 04:58 AM
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Ive had this happen a few times.. Trim off the dead skeleton.. Look carefully and you may see tiny holes bored in the white part of the skeleton right near where there is still healthy polyp. In these tiny holes are very tiny long reddish worms.

If you dip the coral after you trim off the bad you will see the worms wiggle out.
Interesting... Other then sawing off bad portion, is there anything else you can do? Is there any type of dip to combat worms?

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Old 12-11-2013, 05:35 AM
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Interesting... Other then sawing off bad portion, is there anything else you can do? Is there any type of dip to combat worms?

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I found that once the holes were visible peroxide worked well..
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