Will this heal

[Star reefer]

Is this acro going to die or will it heal after a while?any advice would be apriciated

 

[Tahoe61]

Does not look good unfortunately.

Did you trouble shoot your water chemistry, alk, ca and mag?

 

[Star reefer]

Water parameters are fine I used a qtip to remove some slime algae but it removed some tissue.

 

[Star reefer]

All my other acros are fine.

 

[Jmareef1022]

I would super glue the dead spot and just wait and see what happens considering all your other acros are doing fine.

 

[jda]

See if it stops.

If it does, wait until it encrusts or grows a bit more.

Once it does, snip off the top while taking a bit of live tissue with it.

I can heal faster than it can regrow over a dead area.

 

[Bob Weigant]

Agreed with its a wait and see. The next couple of days will tell you

 

[Star reefer]

It's not spreading its just in that spot

 

[najer]

Base flesh looks fine, use a baster or feeding tube to blow off or suck off damage / algae next time, try to avoid physical contact.

 

[Star reefer]

Yea actually I tried basting it and it was on their to well. I should have just moved it into the shade

 

[najer]

Yea actually I tried basting it and it was on their to well. I should have just moved it into the shade

You did not really cause it any more harm, watch the the base flesh, an Iodine dip might help.

 

[Frontosa]

Maybe snip the tip off?

 

[HB AL]

At this point I don't think it would hurt to cut off the top, dip it in an iodine dip.

 

[Star reefer]

At this point I don't think it would hurt to cut off the top, dip it in an iodine dip.

what iodine dip would you recomend

 

[Star reefer]

It lost,a bit more tissue

 

[HB AL]

It lost,a bit more tissue

looks like stn, have had success cutting off dead area and then a dip. If it was a colony and stn starts at the base I will usually frag off all the good portions then dip. I'm sure I'm not the only one but I've had great results doing this rather than waiting and hoping it stops as I've learned it doesn't stop on its own and consumes the whole coral.

 

[Star reefer]

K I'll try that

 

[HB AL]

A while back I bought my 1st maricultured colonies to try and 2 are doing great and one started to rtn after a week. So by the time I clipped off the good portions I got around 4, 1 inch frags from it. Dipped them and now around 3 months later are still alive, and getting chunky and look great. Had I waited another day it would have been a total loss.

 

[J. Austin]

you might want to cut the tip off and that other branch if it's losing tissue as well. Might keep the rest alive. Sorry to see your frag like this, sometimes it happens. Don't let it discourage you, especially if you have other acros thriving. Good luck!

 

[Star reefer]

I won't stop keeping acros cause one experience