Can this coral be saved?

[Shadysjl]

The guy at the shop didn't even no what it was called. I got it for super cheap as he said it wouldn't survive. He said it doesn't eat meat just needs light. So what I want to know is what is this coral and what do I need to do to try and save it I understand there's hardly any hope but thought I'd give it a go as it looks like it was once a beautiful peice. Not sure if the pics will work as I'm on my phone.
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[Lusia]

I think it may be saved ,for my opinion it has a good chance to survive :) I would make a lugol dip and right after vitamin dip ( I use selcon ) , try to feed it and adding amino acid helps a lot .
Good luck !

[greech]

+1. Place it in a low to moderate lighting to start and feed it whatever it will accept (best time to feed may be after the lights go out). Turning the pumps off might help as well, at least until the coral takes hold of the food. It looks like bowerbanki or a lobophyllia. Definitely has potential to be a stunner!

[sqwat]

its a blasto and i dont think it will live but you might get a baby head or two out of the dying tishue

[sjwitt]

I absolutely think it can live. As others said, turn off the pumps and let the water be very still. Take some pellet food and soak it until it's soft, take a syringe and deposit it directly on the mouths that you see and let it sit there. If you have fish in the tank, cover the coral so it can take it's time and eat. You should see the flesh expand around the food. If you do there's a great chance it'll make it. May take 15 minutes for it to respond. Be patient. Oh, and it doesn't have to be at lights out. Do it NOW.

[a.browning]

Blastomussa wellsi

I think there's just enough tissue for it to pull through, IF everything else is perfect condition wise. Feed it as much as you can and you'll have a pretty good chance.

[sqwat]

Anything can happen but theses ops are the weakest of them all and I see algea and filaments exposed.it is a expensive Colorado Morph Wichita is great.I don't say what people want to hear it not exceptable.you can get some small heads out of the remaining flesh left from the polyps but keep it away from current it will pull all the flesh off as for a full head commingled back I hope in you're case its a beautifully strain.but even if you get one baby head out of the scraps it will beworth it the reproduce fast when well fed.gl

[sjwitt]

Take a look at this coral rescue thread. Good information and amazing results. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1918483&highlight=coral+rescue

[TealCobra]

That looks like a Lobo to me. How is it doing? IME, saving them once they get to that point is pretty dicey but good luck.

[sqwat]

Any luck?def a blasto

[Shadysjl]

Its looking promising! :D
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[TealCobra]

Everyone still think that looks like a Blasto? Looking good!

[sucker_fish]

looks like a lobo to me

[sqwat]

Good job loooks like a blasto in the bag I say lobo now to.I also was looking at pick on a old flip phone.lobo way stronger then blastos you have a couple of good heads on that guy u have any picks in the daylight not blue light wanton see the colors.how much did u pay for that?I keep looking at the pic in the bag and I would swear its a blasto but when he is open def a lobo.feed him well a d keep us posted

[AcanQueen]

+1 on Lobo. Tissue expansion is looking good and it's placed at the bottom of your tank so shouldn't get blasted with too much light too soon :thumbsup:

As others have said try feeding it some tasty food and you should see feeding tentacles emerging. Once it's feeding you should be in the clear. If the tissue is still receding and/or melting give it an iodine dip as most LPS respond well to this.

Best of luck and when it's fully recovered keep it well away from other corals as lobo's are very aggressive.

[Shadysjl]

Thanks guys in im UK. I bargined the guy down to £7.00 Heres some pics in daylight :)
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[stevedola]

that didnt look like a blasto welsi at all. the coralites are completely different. a lobo hemprichi or very similar to lobo like a Mussa angulosa or Mussaismilia harttii but i think lobo based on the coral structure.

[skidoctor]

I had a lobo do the exact thing. My tank crashed and he was one of the few survivors. Everything has stabalized and his head is growing huge- still no babies yet but it's way healthier than before. Glad I didn't throw it in my sump where it undoubtedly would have died.
Looks great, good luck.