ski Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Hi, I recently "adopted" a couple birdsnest frags from petco.The only issue with the frags is they had GHA shading parts of them. Small sections at the tips still have polyp extension and color, the rest appears to be just dead skeleton. Would the best course of action be to break off the surviving ends or keep the whole frag intact? Essentially would the coral recolonize the skeleton as it recovers? Thanks for any ideas! Link to comment
GHill762 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 it won't recolonize dead skeleton, it can encrust over it though.. pics would really help explain your situation, sounds like it's mostly dead? you can do either, but ime if you just got it the best course of action is to let it be for a while, no need to further stress it at this point.. Link to comment
Mariaface Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 If you can get rid of the algae (say, use a pipette to drip 3% hydrogen peroxide over the skeleton and not skin, then drip that portion in tank water to rinse, and then wait), the coral will encrust over the skeleton. You may be better off clipping most of the dead skeleton off, making sure there's no algae left, and putting the coral on a frag plug (or more, if the tips are the parts that are alive) while you feed it (seriously, can't stress that enough, it needs food and light to make a recovery) and keep your water parameters super stable (alk, calcium, magnesium, phosphate, temperature, salinity). Good luck! Link to comment
ski Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 I can post a photo later.To me it looks mostly dead. Sounds like a plan, thank you Link to comment
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