Is this dead?

[ryeguyy84]

I got a free coral from my lfs a few weeks back and honestly I thought he gave me a bleached skeleton but if it's free I'll take it lol.

It's been in my tank for about 3 weeks now and it's not covered in algae like dead corals get so I'm.thinking it's still alive. Anyone know what I'm dealing with?

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[ryeguyy84]

A closer pic

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[ramseynb]

It's bleached. This means that it may not be dead but it's lost all it's zooxanthellae so it will likely die. Zooxanthellae is a photosynthetic coral's primary food source and is what gives it it's color. Without it, it will starve. It's possible to have it recover but highly unlikely.

 

[ryeguyy84]

That's what i figured... Oh well, I'll keep updating if it comes back.

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[ryeguyy84]

Well a little update... It appears to be growing. It's starting to encrust the base more than it was before

And it's also turning slightly pink

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[kevin_e]

Do you ever see polyps? Can't see any on the pics.

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[ryeguyy84]

Not one ever, but I'm not giving up hope

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[kevin_e]

Not one ever, but I'm not giving up hope

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Leads me to believe it's dead. But hopefully not!

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