Need urgent acan help

[GraveKone]

Just got home from work today and to my horror I found the choc chip star I bought for my harlequin feasting on my beloved acans. Just looking for help/advice on what to do.It looks like only one polyp was eaten. Will the polyp grow back or is it just gone and if it can grow back what should I do?

 

[Steph72]

Just got home from work today and to my horror I found the choc chip star I bought for my harlequin feasting on my beloved acans. Just looking for help/advice on what to do.It looks like only one polyp was eaten. Will the polyp grow back or is it just gone and if it can grow back what should I do?

It definitely looks mad but it’s surprising how resilient coral can be. I’d leave it alone, maybe try spot feeding it some reef roids and move the naughty perpetrator elsewhere

 

[GraveKone]

It definitely looks mad but it’s surprising how resilient coral can be. I’d leave it alone, maybe try spot feeding it some reef roids and move the naughty perpetrator elsewhere

Pretty sure the polyp is gone judging by the lack of color and strings coming from it. Is there any parameters I should focus on rn?
Thanks for the help!

 

[Chrisv.]

Pretty sure the polyp is gone judging by the lack of color and strings coming from it. Is there any parameters I should focus on rn?
Thanks for the help!

Wouldn't hurt to add a bag of carbon or chemipure blue to help with any decomposing tissue or nasties leeching out.

I agree that it's worth waiting to see what happens with the polyp. I've seen acans and other lps that had no business surviving make some pretty impressive recoveries.

 

[Steph72]

Wouldn't hurt to add a bag of carbon or chemipure blue to help with any decomposing tissue or nasties leeching out.

I agree that it's worth waiting to see what happens with the polyp. I've seen acans and other lps that had no business surviving make some pretty impressive recoveries.

Agree 100%…i’ve seen coral recover when I was positive it was done for.

 

[Reefer/0]

Pretty sure the polyp is gone judging by the lack of color and strings coming from it. Is there any parameters I should focus on rn?
Thanks for the help!

Would let it be and see how it goes. Keep general parameters like before it was injured should be fine. Good luck to your acan! Their pretty hardy but takes a bit of time to recover.