Coral Identification

[Lisa Cain]

I love corals and I hate to see one not do well. Therefore, I was in a pet store and I saw this stony coral lying at the bottom of the tank among shells. I aks the girl in the store about it and she said it does not look that good. I asked her could I purchase it and try to revive it. She sold it to me for $5.00 however, I have no idea what type it is and she did not know since the main owner was not there. Can someone identify this coral? I am not sure if it is alive or dead. However, I want to try to save it.Thanks

 

[dirtycontour]

Not sure what it was but I’m gonna say it’s dead.

 

[jsker]

It looks as though it is dead.

 

[WWIII]

Looks like a coral skeleton. Not sure what type of coral it was/is? I would say the coral itself has been dead a long time though .

 

[Lisa Cain]

Should I take it out of the tank or wait a day and see what happens? Can the skeleton be toxic to my tank?

 

[dirtycontour]

Should I take it out of the tank or wait a day and see what happens? Can the skeleton be toxic to my tank?

The skeleton itself won’t hurt anything.

 

[Lisa Cain]

Thank you!! I will keep in in for a day or two and see if anything branches from it. I will let you know if I get a surprise.

 

[Zack K]

I think your LFS just sold you a piece of coral rubble. Coral that has been dead for years and ground up and used for tank substrate. I would waiver on the side that you got played and lost $5 IMO
Oh, and Welcome to R2R! I see your new(er) here!
-Zack, who has made worse mistakes

 

[Lisa Cain]

Thank you,I appreciate your comments and thanks for the welcome. I love R2R!

 

[ontop27]

Very dead