Elegance coral

[jason604]

I'm planning to get an elegance coral but I've heard that they have a very high chance of dying to elegance coral disease. How long you guys kept yours alive for and is the disease still happening?

[Slyguy00]

I had one with no issues. Was always out and puffed up. Pretty sure its still doing great in kellys tank

[KPG007]

Originally Posted by Slyguy00

I had one with no issues. Was always out and puffed up. Pretty sure its still doing great in kellys tank

Yes, my (was Nick's) elegance is still doing great.

I think there is a higher chance of them dying within a few months of them being harvested from the wild, but once they have been established for a while they are fine.

[denny_C]

to my understanding the disease isnt found in the wild only in captivity.

ECS(elegnace coral syndrome) is highly contagious so when a elegant shares the same system as an infected species it to has a very high chance to surcome to ECS and more than likely will

ECS can kill as fast as a few days or up to a year later.

it can infect all species of Catalaphyllia

there is no known cure to my knowlege?


cheers

denny

[denny_C]

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-01/eb/index.php