Saving RTN sps frag

[razorskiss]

A stylo frag I bought online arrived with 2 growth tips turning pale. A day after acclimating and introducing to the tank the tips had turned completely white. A day later most of that branch and some of the encrusting tissue on that side is white. Now there's a 2nd branch that's still colored nicely and even see some polyp extension, should I try to frag that side off and see if it survives?

 

[Gatorpa]

A stylo frag I bought online arrived with 2 growth tips turning pale. A day after acclimating and introducing to the tank the tips had turned completely white. A day later most of that branch and some of the encrusting tissue on that side is white. Now there's a 2nd branch that's still colored nicely and even see some polyp extension, should I try to frag that side off and see if it survives?

Photos please

 

[razorskiss]

Sorry for the crappy quality, the non white portion is greenish, the same color as when it arrived in shipping.
Parameters (all salifert):
Alk: 9.6
Ca: 435
Mg: 1290
NO3: 5
PO4: 0.05
Salinity: 34.3

 

[Gatorpa]

Sorry for the crappy quality, the non white portion is greenish, the same color as when it arrived in shipping.
Parameters (all salifert):
Alk: 9.6
Ca: 435
Mg: 1290
NO3: 5
PO4: 0.05
Salinity: 34.3

I’d try to save what i can

looks pretty bad.

Just make sure when you frag it you leave some good tissue on the dying section and get the dying piece out of the tank

 

[razorskiss]

That's pretty much what I was thinking but having never done it before was a bit anxious to. Wish I had worked up the guts to frag it yesterday, maybe more could have been saved if any at all. Stuff happens in shipping I guess, but one still feels guilty. Hopefully the bit I fragged off can survive.

 

[razorskiss]

Just thought I'd update that the tiny frag I removed seems to be doing fine, no tissue or color loss and seeing a bit of polyp extension too. Fingers crossed!