Any way to rescue these guys?

[240gallons]

Found these for a couple bucks and want to see what I can do with them...any suggestions? Most of the flesh between the heads of the lord is gone...and the brain has receded quite a bit.

Keeping both under 4 bulb T5. The corals are 20 inches below the bulbs. View attachment 234873

 

[smtank]

Make sure you acclimate them to your lighting, less is probably better in this case.

Keep parameters specifically Alk in line.

Target feed: You can use the liter bottle of coke cut in half method. Start at night a couple hours after the lights are off. Introduce a small amount of any meaty seafood such as mysid, clams, shrimp...Allow time for the LPS to show a feeding response, then turn off pumps and target feed or cover the corals with the liter bottle and feed that way. Looks like the Acan is ready to eat in the image.

Good luck

 

[joe3196]

Place it in As low flow as possible and I would shade it if u could and try to feed them very small amounts

 

[organism]

Lower light, stable alkalinity, and feed them pellet food or whatever you have at night when they open up for feeding.

Place it in As low flow as possible and I would shade it if u could and try to feed them very small amounts

I'd really recommend against that, sick corals can develop infections pretty easily under lower flow. They need to have some water movement going for sure, not a lot, but somewhere between low and moderate can work well.

 

[MechEng99]

Fortunately, judging by the skeletal color and polyp extension, it looks like that is old damage. The corals themselves are probably pretty healthy at this point, but they just don't look like they are in their prime.

Here's my thread on rescuing corals...it's quite large, but there's some good information in there.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1918483

 

[chrisfont23]

I had a blasto like that. Looked done. Dead. 5 new heads and counting now. Just feed it and baby the hell out of it.

 

[vette.tech]

Agree with all that's been said, I have a fungia that I thought was a goner almost no flesh left on it and was literally melting in the tank Andy wife insisted I throw it out but for some reason I didn't and now almost 3 months later there is tissue starting to rebuild. I suppose this has nothing to do with the thread lol

 

[240gallons]

Fortunately, judging by the skeletal color and polyp extension, it looks like that is old damage. The corals themselves are probably pretty healthy at this point, but they just don't look like they are in their prime.

Here's my thread on rescuing corals...it's quite large, but there's some good information in there.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1918483

This may be one of the best threads i've seen in this hobby in over 20 years.....bravo

 

[MechEng99]

Awwww, thanks! I had no idea it'd go on this long or involve so many great people & saved corals.

OP - if you rescue these, I'd be honored to have them in my thread along with a description of what you did...and before/after photos.

 

[240gallons]

Looking forward to it. ..stay tuned

 

[leveldrummer]

These are certainly not goners, give the suggestions above a shot, keep them in mild light, and gentle flow, and feed them as often as they will accept, keep the water clean and stable and they will spring back and color up