Jbrock183 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I went looking for a bubble coral at my local LFS. There was only one in stock that had 5 maybe 6 healthy looking 'green bubbles'. The owner said it had gotten too close to another coral that had stung it and killed a lot of the 'green bubbles'. He offered me a really good discount with a money back guarantee if it wasn't 'coming back to life' within 10 days. I would much prefer to save the little guy than have to take him back. The owner was convinced this could be easily done. Does anyone have any tips for how I can take care of it in a way that it will be obvious whether or not it is making improvement in 10 days. I've been particularly mindful to add plenty of iodine and other trace elements and have been hand feeding phyto feast. Any other suggestions? Link to comment
k4ndyk1ng Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Feed it little things, like misis. Keep up good water quality and medium flow Link to comment
Jbrock183 Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Is mIsis better than brine? Link to comment
k4ndyk1ng Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Is mIsis better than brine? It doesn't matter just something meaty and small Link to comment
Jbrock183 Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Perhaps my little sister? Link to comment
Jbrock183 Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 I'd rather have the bubble coral Link to comment
CronicReefer Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 As long as the remaining polyps stay health and it takes to feeding the coral will begin to regrow. Just remember corals aren't the fastest growing creatures in the world. Link to comment
k4ndyk1ng Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 As long as the remaining polyps stay health and it takes to feeding the coral will begin to regrow. Just remember corals aren't the fastest growing creatures in the world. + Everything takes time, as I'm sure everyone knows Link to comment
Jbrock183 Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 It's the strangest thing, there are times when it looks like the polyps (bubbles) are increasing but then it's almost as if they burst. There are some places wher small litle dots are appearing where polyps should be. Other than beautiful green bubbles, what are some signs that it is doing well? Link to comment
Jbrock183 Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 Here is my rescue coral at day 7. Should I keep it or take it back (I only paid 20 dollars). Link to comment
Jbrock183 Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 Will it make it? Link to comment
Elisa Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Keep it. I have a bubble that had some minor damage when I brought it home, some skeleton showing, some brown spots. It healed and is the show piece of my tank. Make sure you give it lots of room! Link to comment
Jbrock183 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 What are signs that it is doing well? It looks like it is growing skin over the skeleton but without the bubble. Is that good? Link to comment
CronicReefer Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 If you see new tissue growth then it is doing fine. It would be bad to lose polyps that are healthy. Link to comment
Jbrock183 Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 How do I know it's not fungus or some type of parasite? Link to comment
Jbrock183 Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 He is in very low flow space. So the left side is showing definite signs of self repair but not much of anything on the right side but bare skeleton? Is it still possible for the whole thing to heal? Link to comment
atrox Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I thought I lost mine, polyp was completely gone. Algae took it over and slowly caused it to die. Threw the it in the fuge as rubble and check this out. So yeah they are tough and can regrow. It's twice this size now. Link to comment
Jbrock183 Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 It's been three weeks now and overall there really hasn't been much change. Is it still too early to know? Link to comment
brandon429 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 its worth it. you have paid a few bucks for a coral that can be worth 40 or so in a year, the fact you have any flesh means it can be saved so you dont have to second guess any more along those lines, keep it. all you do is blenderize mysis shrimp and mix in a little something else for kick, any notable food source, blenderize this mix then feed it right in the polyp a few times a week. keep the water changes better than normal for a year and it will regenerate. all this occur slowly, so expect no real mass for a year. keep it. Link to comment
Jbrock183 Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 Thanks for everyone's imput Link to comment
Jbrock183 Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 So I'm alternating the feeding every other day. PhytoFeast one day. Baby Brine Shrimp 2 days later. Nano Code A and Nano Code B 2 days later, and Seachem Reef Plus vitamin and amino acid supplent 2 days later. Is this a good diet for my struggling bubble coral? Link to comment
CrazyCarl Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 IME bubble corals will take spot feeding frozen foods (brine, mysis, or other mixes) when their tentacles are out. I am not sure how much benefit the broadcast feeding and amino acids will be (they shouldn't hurt, just make sure you aren't fueling an algae outbreak since if algae grows over the skeleton it might be harder for the bubble to regrow tissue). As long as you keep your tank parameters in check and don't blast it with flow or light it should eventually recover. Link to comment
CronicReefer Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Just stay patient. It's taken 3 months for my zoas to recover from a tiny ammonia spike and they only lost their color. Link to comment
Jbrock183 Posted November 9, 2014 Author Share Posted November 9, 2014 I wish I had better news. It's like 2 steps forward and 3 steps back. Honestly, it looks worse than it did 3 weeks ago. Isn't there some type of steroid dip I could try? I'm not sure it even has as much growth as it did when I first got it ? Link to comment
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