Hammer dying? Should I pull it out

[IIDRYWATERII]

Hi my hammer was healthy except a tiny red bit on tissue…..
it is going through splitting stage…… but literally as I’m watching it it’s turning black and occasionally excreting brown stuff….. should I pull it out?

 

[IIDRYWATERII]

Could this be due to splitting or something else?

 

[Jaden9933]

Hi my hammer was healthy except a tiny red bit on tissue…..
it is going through splitting stage…… but literally as I’m watching it it’s turning black and occasionally excreting brown stuff….. should I pull it out?

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I would suspect Brown Jelly Disease before splitting. I haven’t heard of them excreting black mucus while splitting.

 

[IIDRYWATERII]

I would suspect Brown Jelly Disease before splitting. I haven’t heard of them excreting black mucus while splitting.

Like brown mucus not a lot though but it is turning black

 

[Jaden9933]

Like brown mucus not a lot though but it is turning black

I haven’t personally experienced BJD, but this sounds like it.

@Lost in the Sauce what do you think?

 

[Goaway]

If it is bjd, you will see it remain and not go away. Does it come out sometimes? Any pictures of the mouths by chance?

 

[Jaden9933]

Like brown mucus not a lot though but it is turning black

They also excrete brown when pooping, or when excreting zooxanthellae. It could be either of these as well if it’s coming from the polyp directly

 

[IIDRYWATERII]

Does look to be parting more in the middle, but colouration making me think something is wrong

 

[Goaway]

I don't have any pictures of BJD. However, a lot of the times people confuse poop with bjd.

Hammer Brown Jelly Disease?

Are these feeder tentacles, zooxanthellae or brown jelly disease?

www.reef2reef.com

If it looks like the pictures in this thread, its poop.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

That's a good shot of the under tissue which is not as thick as it should be, but also doesn't look too have receded much recently based on algea growth. I'm not convinced it's bjd, but something is going on if it's turning black.

Active splitting can leave it not extended for a few days at a time but they will soon fill back in.

Is that clown loving up on it by any chance? Clowns can literally pester euphyllia to death.

 

[Jaden9933]

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[IIDRYWATERII]

Nothing really touch’s it at all, think it looks like waste it excreted….. would people advise to keep it in and see how it progressed over next hour or so ?

 

[Jaden9933]

Nothing really touch’s it at all, think it looks like waste it excreted….. would people advise to keep it in and see how it progressed over next hour or so ?

Definitely leave it and just keep a close eye on it! If you have a QT, and it looks like things are starting to go bad, it might not be a bad idea to transfer it over, then.

 

[IIDRYWATERII]

I’ll update situation in an hour, thanks

 

[IIDRYWATERII]

coloration calmed down, not as black looking…… split more noticeable…… I’m thinking it went darker as it deflated a bit…… still in process of splitting…..

If you can tell from photo it’s not ad angry looking…..

 

[IIDRYWATERII]

Reciding/partition

 

[IIDRYWATERII]

Picture update

 

[Jaden9933]

Picture update

Looks good! Think it may have just been the lighting now lol

 

[IIDRYWATERII]

Looks good! Think it may have just been the lighting now lol

Defiantly did something unusual