Can these/How can these be saved.

[Shnabbles]

First of all id like to appologize for the horrible picture quality for as much of a techy guy I am i dont own a digitial camera, these are from the horrible digital capability of my video camera.

First pic is of a lobo i bought over 6 months ago... Was doing very well and looked great until my calcium, alk, and magnesium got all out of wack. I have started using Randys 3 part mix and all levels are dead on now... Iv never fed it.. I dont even know how it eats but it was always nice and fluffy.

This is of a Candy can I got maybe 4 months ago.. Was very nice and full... During the whole alk, magnesium, cal. problem it started showing some serious skeleton/retraction.. The feeding tenticles dont come out now from what i can see but sometimes is a LITTLE bit more open then it is now.

Please tell me how i can bring things back to how nice they were before.

 

[saltycreefer]

The bottom one is beyond recovery IMO. The top one looks like it will recover just give it some time and keep your parameters within range.

 

[Elite]

My candycane looked worse than that and it's still recover. Under the right condition, they will recover.

 

[Mariner]

Most LPS have an amazing ability to regenerate as long as there is some living tissue left AND they are moved to or kept under the proper conditions. I've had bubble coral, candy cane and favites all come back from nearly nothing -- one of those was a rescue from an LFS tank.
Mariner

 

[Whisperer]

I'd say try. As long as there is tissue left on the coral, try. Give it moderate variable water current and spot feed lightly. Nothing to lose by trying.

 

[Shnabbles]

Do you guys feel the cause of this was the alk, calcium, magnesium problem I had? Or could it of been something else?

 

[Mariner]

If your calc/alk/mag levels were low for very long...yes, that could well have caused the problem.
BTW, most LPS extend tentacles at night to feed/catch prey. Some LPS keepers will do things like use a turkey baster to squirt some brine shrimp or something similar over them at night. Personally, I don't feed mine.
HTH,
Mariner

 

[duncang]

what would you spot feed a favia with this kind of problem? we have algae paste, alga-mac, oyster eggs, live baby brine shrimp, live adult brine, HUFA, enrichments, astaxinthin enrichment. green and neon pink plate 5" x 4", now looking bleached in most areas, some flesh still visible.

params t=76.5, pH 8.2, salt 1.025, Ca= 450

many thanks,