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03/01/2018, 05:26 PM | #1 |
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Is this dead?
I got a free coral from my lfs a few weeks back and honestly I thought he gave me a bleached skeleton but if it's free I'll take it lol.
It's been in my tank for about 3 weeks now and it's not covered in algae like dead corals get so I'm.thinking it's still alive. Anyone know what I'm dealing with? Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
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03/01/2018, 05:28 PM | #2 |
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A closer pic
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03/01/2018, 05:47 PM | #3 |
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It's bleached. This means that it may not be dead but it's lost all it's zooxanthellae so it will likely die. Zooxanthellae is a photosynthetic coral's primary food source and is what gives it it's color. Without it, it will starve. It's possible to have it recover but highly unlikely.
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03/01/2018, 07:17 PM | #4 |
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That's what i figured... Oh well, I'll keep updating if it comes back.
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03/17/2018, 05:46 PM | #5 |
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Well a little update... It appears to be growing. It's starting to encrust the base more than it was before
And it's also turning slightly pink Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
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03/25/2018, 10:38 AM | #6 |
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Do you ever see polyps? Can't see any on the pics.
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03/25/2018, 11:19 AM | #7 |
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Not one ever, but I'm not giving up hope
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