kenya tree frag question with pics...i hope!!!!

[RedSoxReefer]

I got this kenya tree frag from the lfs the other day...the foot is attached to a small piece of rock that was buried under the sand. I think that this may have killed the foot because it looks shriveled and darker than the rest of the stalk. It is leaning over and cant hold itself up. I was wondering if I should either cut that portion off and try to reattach it to make a "healthy" foot, bury it in the sand again, or just leave it alone. I heard that these are hearty corals...is it possible that the flesh will just regenerate or should i cut it.............and if i have to re-mount it, then what is the best method...I hope the pic worked, it is my first time posting a pic. thanks dan

 

[fraggin]

just let it go it looks fine to me

 

[RedSoxReefer]

it is really mangled looking

 

[thecichlidpleco]

Put it on a rock to attach, and it should grow to ligthing and flow it likes.

 

[Jamokie01]

Just dont bury the flesh itself into the sand or it will likely rot.

 

[RedSoxReefer]

I think that is what happened to this one, i felt the foot today and it was really hard and dead so i cut it above the dead portion. I took a needle and poked swome fishing line about a quarter inch abouve the clean cut and tied it to a piece of live rock. It looks pretty shocked right now although it began to extend some polyps. i hope that works out for it...

 

[RedSoxReefer]

I dont think i gave it enough space between the fishing line and the cut...Im hoping that the line doesnt cut through the new "foot". does anyone know if it is possible to superglue it to the rock for good measure?

 

[Jamokie01]

Hard and dead arent the same as rotting. The base of all soft corals tends to be hard becausa of the sclerites, spikes made of calcium that help support the coral and keep it upright. When rotting, softies actually melt away, very different looking.

Superglue doesnt work well on softies because the flesh can bend and flex and the glue cant, not to mention the slime.

 

[RedSoxReefer]

yeah it was hard and dead, not rotting...guess i will hope that the fishing line holds up...attachment may take a few weeks huh