Recovery or lost?

[Tron_954]

Before passing judgement, this piece was full, beautiful and still growing.

I mishap with tank shipment had caused this piece to be without light for longer than expected and by the time light had been returned the damage was done...

Loss has stabilized, polyps and colors are returning, but as far as the dead tissue, is it a lost cause, or a chance for regrowth and full recovery?

Has anyone seen a coral come back completely from this time of damage?


Stylophora 2-8-14 by J.L Photography, on Flickr



Before the tank transfer and unforeseen delay:

Stylophora 12-22-13 by J.L Photography, on Flickr

 

[catman78]

Long as loss is stabilized new growth should form over old skeleton.
Stylo's growth like weeds anyways, won't take long

 

[Tron_954]

Good to know... Hoping for the best!


What was supposed to be a 4 day only turnaround lasted up to 2 and a half weeks....


Untitled by J.L Photography, on Flickr

 

[leveldrummer]

FWIW, that doesnt look like dead tissue, it looks like retracted polyps.

 

[reefmutt]

if the branches are actually dead (hard to tell in the photo, as level drummer pointed out) they will not get recovered with living tissue..
but, if the polyps are just retracted in those areas, there is a chance for full recovery..

 

[animalkingdom]

I've had seriatopora regrow over dead skeleton so maybe stylo's can too. if so it will pretty much just encrust over it and end up thicker there.

 

[sbreefer]

i disagree the tissue DOES look dead. i have not had stylos re encrust that large an area. I frag it and let it grow out again.

 

[Tron_954]

The pieces shown are dead, and not just retracted... just to clarify....

so no hope, time to frag...

 

[frankdick]

Hope for full recover

 

[Tron_954]

A little more than a month into the recovery, Zeovit magic at its best... will track over the following months...


Stylophora 2-8-14 by J.L Photography, on Flickr



Stylophora 3-15-14 by J.L Photography, on Flickr