Lobo regrowing skeleton after polyp bailout

[hart24601]

I had a bit of a crash after buying some “food grade” chemicals (nitrate) off Amazon. It also taught me a lesson off buying chemicals off Amazon as clearly what they say doesn’t always mean much... I know it was the issue as my friend took a bit and had the same issue but added less so his system didn’t get hit as hard.

Anywho I had a lobo bail off its skeleton. I have not seen many, or really any, documented cases of lps growing new skeletons after this and figured it was dead. I put it in a container of sand in my sump because I have the room and it’s low flow.

It still took food as the time lapse video shows and as of last sump clean out a few weeks ago was still soft bottom floating.


This week while inspecting clams for snails I took another look, it was stuck To the plastic container! I popped it off and it appears to have grown skeleton on the bottom and edges!! Couple close ups.

I put it on a frag disk now instead of sand to give it a better base. It’s been a wild ride for this coral, and it did what I thought couldn’t be done! It bailed in Feb so it took about 8 months and most that time I couldn’t feel or see anything hard on the bottom of the coral so it took a while. Maybe a solid bottom is better than sand and it didn’t grow until felt the bottom of the plastic?

 

[Zero1091]

Thats gnarly man, didn’t know they could re grow after bail out.

 

[gabrieltackitt]

I have a small hammer that bailed out a month or so ago, I put it in a half milk jug with some sand and it’s started to regrow some skeleton now

 

[hart24601]

I have a small hammer that bailed out a month or so ago, I put it in a half milk jug with some sand and it’s started to regrow some skeleton now

Nice, I tried that years ago with a torch but nothing happened, good to know it can happen with hammers. Have any pics of skeleton?

 

[gabrieltackitt]

It’s too small to really get pics yet,

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

Props to you for being able to keep it alive after bailout. Best wishes.

 

[DriftN201]

Very cool

 

[Greenreef75]

That’s amazing never heard of them doing that I always thought once they bail it was over

 

[MERKEY]

Unfortunately for euphyllia through all the ones I've researched I believe this is not possible. Bailed heads can not regrow skeletons but skeletons can regrow heads....however if @gabrieltackitt is having this happen please document with pictures as this would be the 1st documented case I've ever came across. Very cool and exciting if its happening!

I have a small hammer that bailed out a month or so ago, I put it in a half milk jug with some sand and it’s started to regrow some skeleton now

 

[jeffrey750750]

Good deal, glad its coming back

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Unfortunately for euphyllia through all the ones I've researched I believe this is not possible. Bailed heads can not regrow skeletons but skeletons can regrow heads....however if @gabrieltackitt is having this happen please document with pictures as this would be the 1st documented case I've ever came across. Very cool and exciting if its happening!

My LFS actually had a torch growing in their frag tank that was the result of a bailout. It had grown a fully developed new skeleton and everything! Sadly it died a few months ago of unknown causes. But it existed, and I have heard of similar stories many, many times.

 

[MERKEY]

My LFS actually had a torch growing in their frag tank that was the result of a bailout. It had grown a fully developed new skeleton and everything! Sadly it died a few months ago of unknown causes. But it existed, and I have heard of similar stories many, many times.

Thats crazy I'd love to get that documented for the hobby. There are a lot of well known euphyllia keepers that think this is impossible

 

[hart24601]

Thats crazy I'd love to get that documented for the hobby. There are a lot of well known euphyllia keepers that think this is impossible

When I was scouring the web for bailout info months ago I did hear a couple reports of euphyllia regrowing but only a couple with no pics so I wrote them off but I would have put my money on a euphyllia before a lobo so who knows.

 

[Jase4224]

I have an orange tip Elegance in the process of bail out due to my majestic angel picking at it, this thread gives me hope that is recovers as I’m about to seperate it.

 

[hart24601]

I have an orange tip Elegance in the process of bail out due to my majestic angel picking at it, this thread gives me hope that is recovers as I’m about to seperate it.

Dang that is a shame, those are awesome and a coral I have never been able to keep! Hopefully it will recover.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Very cool!

 

[Pistondog]

Cool to see the skeleton grow, to successfully complete the bailout process. After all, what would be the point , why would it be selected for, if the coral didn't survive.
Thanks for documentation hart24601.

 

[hart24601]

Cool to see the skeleton grow, to successfully complete the bailout process. After all, what would be the point , why would it be selected for, if the coral didn't survive.
Thanks for documentation hart24601.

I thought that polyp bail out just might be a odd stage in coral death due to a stressor not found in nature so they react in a unique way, but it would seem you are correct - I guess there are not any other ways for a stony coral to move!

 

[hart24601]

I have it on a frag plate now, but anyone think I should keep on sand? I can't think of many reasons for sand other than easy movement but even with sand it seemed to only start when on the plastic.

 

[josephxsxn]

Great stuff, I had a Candy Cane coral that was almost peeled off its base flapping in the water flow. I turned it so the flow would push it down and it slowly reattached too. Still have it today.