Stylophora dead on arrival or retracted?

[mikedgrok]

Hi all,

Ordered my first stylo from Live Aquaria, which arrived yesterday (along with a few other things that AREN'T exhibiting problems - YET !!)...

When I opened the bag, it smelled like rotten seawater, already very different from other shipments ive received ... with exceptions of when I order, say, a large amount of cherry shrimp in one bag, and they've polluted it nicely with ammonia.

I gave it a normal acclimation (before opening bag, leaving it in open box for ~2 hours to get used to light, acclimate via drip from tank water for 45 minutes, dip in CoralRx for 5 minutes, wash off in fresh, separate tank water, and then into the tank on the sand bed in low light (25% for rest of day).

I had a bad feeling from the moment i opened and smelled the bag, and it's pretty much looked dead since it arrived. No changes overnight, into today, so i assume it's dead.

Wanted to quickly check with the SPSperts here but obviously will submit a refund to LA shortly if we agree it's RIP.

THANK YOU in advance

 

[fishguy242]

hi,not dead yet?? but does not look good imo,

 

[mikedgrok]

hi,not dead yet?? but does not look good imo,

thank you! any thoughts on why you think it might not be completely dead? what signs of life? (or just not definitively able to say dead, 100% !)

 

[fishguy242]

i do see some tissue and retracted polyps...but always a chance.
i would claim dead on this ,stylos open pretty quick.

 

[Bribo12]

That looks dead to me. Or very close to it, agree with above claim it as a doa

 

[KrisReef]

Trust your nose.

 

[TheDragonsReef]

Doesnt look dead yet, polyps are still there. Definitely not looking good though.

 

[mikedgrok]

That looks dead to me. Or very close to it, agree with above claim it as a doa

tks guys ... submitted (and approved) for refund. poor coral