We picked up a colony of lobos that are mostly closed up, got them for cheap, we were told they got caught in the middle or a coral war and the toxins had upset them. From the colors we could see they are going to be gorgeous if we can bring them back. I gave them a quick bath in a light peroxide dip, let them soak in the qt tank for a couple days with clean water and low light, they started to get a little puffy, so we moved them to the display tank where they will get the better light etc. Any advice on what we can do or should do? I have yet to get to the lfs to get some coral restore. I have heard there are a few of you who are experts on reviving the dead.
Looking for some extra advice on a coral rescue
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I'm not really a Lazarus act but I would say you are doing things right. How heavy is your flow and lighting where they are now? You might want to light acclimate them to prevent burning them out with too bright too fast. If it looks like a head is going to die then you need to watch it and do your dips again and consider an iodine dip. My understanding is that is actually soothing to the tissue. I wouldn't take them out and mess with them if they extend well and if you can tempt feeders after a few days.
I put them off to the side of the tank in front of a rock in a lower light section of the tank with fairly low flow. I think the two larger heads we might loose cause I can see the skeleton of the mouth. But there is still some tissue around it. The rest seem to be slightly fuller. I think I have seen the very tips of some of the feeders but nothing remarkable yet. I guess I'll need to look into keeping some iodine in stock
