Taking chances with corals
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MattL22
Valuable Member
Bought a lg leptoseris it was doo doo brown over last 2 months it's slowly turning red with yellow eyes I hope it continues to color up for me if it does it will be best 35$ I ever spent
Saltgator
Tang Keeper
I would say great p/u and good luck. When I see a coral in this state, I would do the same. I've always wanted an elegance, but turned to sps and right now I have that bug! Please keep us posted on it's recovery and what your doing to assist it along.
pickupman66
5000 Club Member
I had a fellow club member give me this. it was not very happy at the time.
Turned into this:
Turned into this:
SPSjunky
Active Member
I have a little different outlook.I will never buy a sick or injured animal from a lfs for two reason.The first being that I dont want to take it home and have it die on me/infect my tank.The second being that if the lfs start losing money because its losing livestock I believe they would make an attepmt to fix the problem they are having. Just my .02
ritter6788
Coral Fraud Private Eye
I tend not to buy rescues from LFS unless it's really cheap. We have an LFS here that will just let it rot and die before discounting it. I really don't go in there but I digress!
Here's a couple of my rescues.
Maze brain that Petco had live rock stacked on top of to make a cave.
After
Acan from a friend.
Healed up really fast for me.
Here's a couple of my rescues.
Maze brain that Petco had live rock stacked on top of to make a cave.
After
Acan from a friend.
Healed up really fast for me.
SeahorseKeeper
Where's the mysis?
Good luck! Do you have anything in mind to help the coral along?
OP
OP
scapone
Community Member
Well so far keeping water parameters steady and not too high a flow. so far he's been opening up. When he was in high flow he was closing up. Im keeping my fingers crossed. I am really just doing daily observations to notice the slightest changes
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landlord
Active Member
7 bucks for an elegance is a great pickup. I have seen folks successfully cut the dead skeleton off an make an "cast" with putty on the exposed portion. It looks almost like the recession on that coral happen awhile and it has healed through it all. Maybe I am looking at it goofy though it is sideways 
Elegence are IME some of the most beautiful coral out there and for me some of the hardest to keep. I have finally been able to keep one for over a year. Back in the early 90's the elegance corals that were out there were gorgeous giants and not affected by any diseases. Just don't see to many beauties like that anymore. Hopefully we'll get there again.
Good Luck I hope she makes it for you!
Kurt
Elegence are IME some of the most beautiful coral out there and for me some of the hardest to keep. I have finally been able to keep one for over a year. Back in the early 90's the elegance corals that were out there were gorgeous giants and not affected by any diseases. Just don't see to many beauties like that anymore. Hopefully we'll get there again.
Good Luck I hope she makes it for you!
Kurt
