How to rescue acan?

[Dazed1]

I have this gorgeous Acan frag. Its been in my tank about 2-3 weeks now.

When I first got it, it nicely expanded and with the flow it "waved" around.

Recently I saw it not expanding and noticed that there is some skeleton visible. I saw one of my peppermint shrimp trying to snack on it. I took out all my crabs and threw them in the sump.

I'm currently trying to feed the other heads of the acan to help it. Is there anything else I can do?

Picture of the good side:

You can see the skeleton on the left side:

 

[philosophile]

Check your water params. Do some water changes and keep them in a low flow.

 

[Gravesj1s]

If parameters have been stable and it keeps up the recession ,I would seriously consider an interceptor dose.

 

[~RuSh~]

When I bought a few new Acan frags they were pretty freshly chopped. I found that they were very sensitive to flow, so placement for mine was key. I also found that they were sensitive to light. Too much light was a no go. A few times I tried to put them under LED's and they would literally receed as soon as I turned the LED's on. Low flow, low light, stable water parameters, and time. Good luck, it is a beautiful piece.

 

[Dave VG]

I found that they were very sensitive to flow, so placement for mine was key. I also found that they were sensitive to light. Too much light was a no go. Low flow, low light, stable water parameters, and time. Good luck, it is a beautiful piece.

Agree with the above and will add low ALK to that.