Galaxea Coral Recovery Help

[baondayko]

I obtained a fairly large (5 inches or so) round galaxea coral. There is only a small perhaps 1 inch portion that is still alive.

Should I eliminate the dead exoskeleton portions or leave it? Not sure if the live portion would begin to utilize the existing, but dead, skeleton.

Thoughts?

 

[organism]

ime getting rid of the skeleton works better since the dead parts have nutrients that can grow nuisance algae.

 

[Zatoichi]

I will second that always cut that stuff off

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[minus9]

Galaxea is very easy to frag, just use a clean flathead screwdriver and push down from the top between the coralites with a little twist. Break off the dead sections, as mentioned above.

 

[baondayko]

Thanks everyone. I will do so.