help with new coral

[gerryd]

hi these are the first hard coral that i've just gotten from the dealer because they are "damaged"
can anyone id these and is there any hope for these

you can see from photo they seem to be dying off towards the rear

[IMG]http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm58/phildevan2/DSCF1407.jpg

 

[graveyardworm]

Those are more approprately LPS coral perhaps a mod can move this for you.

Check them after lights out with a flashlight for feeding response. The polyps should expand and send out small tentacles. You should start with small target feedings every night or so of something meaty like mysis shrimp, or even smaller stuff down to about the size of frozen cyclopeeze. use a long instrument like a turkey baster to gently squirt the food right at them. Turning the flow down or off for a few minutes will help to keep the food from blowing away. If they arent diseased then they should begin to recover quickly. Keep a close eye on water quality. Once they begin to recover you can start to spread the feeding out a bit to every 2 - 3 days, and they'll do fine. Right now its a matter of helping them to build their energy stores back up.

 

[gerryd]

thanks ,sounds like good advice,any idea what there names are,

 

[graveyardworm]

Brain and Brain. Sorry I cant more help than that.

 

[Ajsim1]

The first one is definetely a Favia SP. ... Dont know for sure about the second one but it it probably a Favia as well...

 

[Nanook]

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[mscarpena]

I agree on the favia ID. Yes there is hope for them. They seem to have what si called old die off. The skeleton is not bright white and has some algae. I would give them moderate light and flow. If there is any dieing tissue try to remove it by blowing water to prevent infection.

 

[betamed]

both are prolly favia. Feeding is good. they don't need much light. as long as tank conditions are good they'll recover as the existing tissue looks good and the dead areas look like they have been dead for a while. They don't need a lot of light. most people keep them toward the bottom of the tank

 

[JJ21]

you don't really have to feed them, but if you do so, you will notice a big increase in growth.


and because they are stoneys, keep an eye on your calcium and alkalinity levels

 

[gerryd]

once again thanks ,really big help

 

[fnvarner]

first one appears to be favites and second is favia