Acro near death help

[EpicWin]

So I got an acro shipped in and it stn. I managed to save a tiny portion using super glue. However the strangest thing happened. Almost all of the skin peeled off but a few polyps have survived. It has been this way for 3 weeks and is actually improving. But algae is starting to grow on the skeleton and I worry it will finish it off. Any suggestions. Here is a pic

 

[bct15]

It might recover, I had an efflorescence that had a little piece like that break off. It took about three to four weeks then it started growing kind of rapidly.

Did the coral stn after or during acclimation? How fast?


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[EpicWin]

It was a strange deal. Half the shipment came dead. This coral looked good for 7 hours. Then I guess rtn with polyps out.

 

[RalphsReef]

In my experience, if a coral is still partially alive, the algae will not affect that portion. If it is recovering, I would leave it exactly where it is. No sense in moving it if it is doing OK where it is.

 

[Chameleon]

In my experience, if a coral is still partially alive, the algae will not affect that portion. If it is recovering, I would leave it exactly where it is. No sense in moving it if it is doing OK where it is.

agree here +1

 

[EpicWin]

Thought I would give an update. This acro has pulled through and is now encrusting.

 

[Battlecorals Verified Sponsor]

That is amazing! great job

 

[SunCorals]

Lucky lucky never can tell but awesome!!!


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[dknuckles]

Awesome!

Even a single polyp is still a life form, save all we can.

 

[bobssecrtsn]

I hope you called wherever you got that frag from, most have LIVE guarantee 24hrs after shipment has arrived. but im glad the coral has survived.

 

[EpicWin]

I did and the vendor was very kind and sent replacements. This is the first time I have ever really had a coral get to this condition and pull through. It definitely changes my approach for the future with rtn. I didn't really try to frag the coral just glued over the rtn parts. I'm just amazed from 2 polyps I now have 6 and its really growing fast

 

[MitchReef]

Post a picture of it if you will....

 

[Reefs-A-Lot]

i have one polyp yes one polyp turn into a colony- i had a similar issue as you but kept it and one polyp stayed alive and now 7 months later i have a sweet 5" colony from nothing to everything give it time and the right parameteres and it will recover

 

[EpicWin]

Ill try and keep this updated. Pics soon

 

[Mike J.]

When I moved a pocillipora I broke off a tiny piece (less than 1/4"). I glued it laying down and it grew a couple branches in three weeks!

 

[EpicWin]

Update

 

[EpicWin]

Update

 

[VB68]

Congrats on the save...

 

[Steve175]

Very nice save. (I need to be more aggressive next time this happens with a shipment)