Rescue Corals

Wow hello again everyone
Props to everyone with trying and putting the time for the rescues.

MechEng99 what an amazing idea to start this tread I love it!

Alb_56 what do the acans look like? Are they bleached? Is there tissue recess? Are they on a rock or from a frag plug? Where in your tank do you have them placed with respect to lighting and flow I am aware that it's on the substrate.

Cheers everyone
 
Alb_56 what do the acans look like? Are they bleached? Is there tissue recess? Are they on a rock or from a frag plug? Where in your tank do you have them placed with respect to lighting and flow I am aware that it's on the substrate.
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One is looking a lot better and the other has lost all tissue. They weren't bleached but they had heavy tissue recession. They are both on a frag plug. I placed them in low light and medium flow at first. I moved the one that is coming back on to a rock and the other one I will probably remove soon. They both did very well at first but I started working out my dosing and possibly had a swing that the weaker one couldn't handle. The healthier one though didn't seem phased. It has tissue coming back and has its tentacles out each night so I think it will make it back completely.
 
MechEng99 said:
Ryan - props to you on trying to save the corals! Hopefully you can guide the previous owner on how to salvage his tank/corals as well.

Did you dip the coral when you received it? Have you tried feeding it yet? If so, what? Has it responded? If you lightly blow on the polyp with a pipette, does the tissue fall apart? I doubt it's diseased; it's probably just decaying from neglect. On a positive note, usually corals from a tank with poor husbandry recover quickly in a healthy tank (if they weren't too far gone). If the coral is bleached, it really needs to eat to regain its strength.
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Thank you, it kinda destroys me inside a little with seeing his tank and knowing how irresponsible the owner is. I have tried talking to him many times, but unfortunately this person has a lot of money and his theory is "Why bother when I can just replace the coral/fish when they die".

I did not do an iodine dip because I have no experience with it, and haven't had a chance to get to my LFS to purchase some with my hectic work schedule, but will be heading there today.

Does it matter which brand? IIRC my LFS has Coral RX and Seachem reef dip but I think that is all they keep in stock.

I have tried feeding it a sinking fish pellet but there was no response after about 2 hours on any of the heads, so I blew the pellets off with a pipette to let the scavengers get them. I think I'll need to try a different food. I have mysis but can purchase any food that my LFS has in stock (sorry not sure what they have atm). I tried doing a search of this thread to look for good food types to try but I must have missed it somewhere in here (probably user error, still new to the forum haha), would you mind recommending a few types that would be good to try?

The tissue on the polyp is intact, and does not break apart with being blown on by a pipette. I can take more clear pictures when I get home if you feel that would help. The polyp looks like a normal coloration and it does have a slightly green tip on it so maybe it could just be the only polyp not bleached in the entire colony? That sounds odd to me but could be possible I guess.
 
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Ugh, that really makes me sick as well. Sent you a PM.

There are lots of great dips, and which one is best really depends on the situation. I keep four types on hand: Coral Rx, Lugol's iodine, hydrogen peroxide, and Bayer Insecticide. CoralRx is probably ideal in this case, but TMPCC, Revive, or iodine are probably just as good (I don't personally have any experience with TMPCC or Revive, but I've heard good things). I don't know anything about the SeaChem Reef Dip.

When you tried feeding (good call on the sinking pellets BTW), did you try at night or during the day? I'd wait until about an hour after the lights go out and try again. Formula Two and Spectrum are the ones that have worked best for me. I'm sure there are plenty of other good ones out there as well. You could try some frozen foods as well, but in my experience, the corals seem to recover faster initially with the more processed foods. Maybe it's easier to digest? But, the frozen foods do seem to excite a feeding response faster. Try a combination if you have frozen and pellets.

More pictures would help. I use "Image Resizer for Windows" - it's a free open-source program. You could also host the full-size image on a site like Photobucket.
 
I have tried fauna Marin ultra LPS grow pellets, and I did a lab test a few years ago and the ingredients and the content result was the same if not better than what's claimed on the packaging. I have been using it along with other pellets such as Spectrum and Formula. And it seems to have the best response by all corals overall. And the one that were not eating anything else would actually eat the Fauna Marin pellets.

Alb_56 have you tried feeding any of your corals?
 
ReefRescue said:
I have tried fauna Marin ultra LPS grow pellets, and I did a lab test a few years ago and the ingredients and the content result was the same if not better than what's claimed on the packaging. I have been using it along with other pellets such as Spectrum and Formula. And it seems to have the best response by all corals overall. And the one that were not eating anything else would actually eat the Fauna Marin pellets.

Alb_56 have you tried feeding any of your corals?
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That's funny because I tried the Fauna Marin Ultra LPS pellets as well a few years ago side-by-side on frags of corals from the same rescued colony along with Spectrum and Formula Two. The corals did not react as well to the FM pellets (they did not extend tentacles as fast, eat as much, or recover as quickly as the ones fed the other foods.) Granted, this was a tiny sample with lots of uncontrolled variables, but I wasn't happy with the FM pellets I tried.
 
It's been a few years - couldn't tell you exactly when. Has the formulation changed? The pellets I used were a sample - maybe they were old?
 
This is my first "rescue" coral. I thought it was doomed when I opened the box to find that the bag leaked all the water and the coral was just about dry. Figured id put it in my tank anyways. Very glad I did.
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Great job Nathan! Any tips?

Mark - any background on what happened to the poor thing? How are you treating it? Are you sure it's an acan? It looks a bit like a Favia (and a nice one at that!) Good luck!!
 
MechEng99 said:
Mark - any background on what happened to the poor thing? How are you treating it? Are you sure it's an acan? It looks a bit like a Favia (and a nice one at that!) Good luck!!
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Not really sure how to treat it.
Pretty sure it is an scan, some kind of ultra.
Was in a tank with crappy lights and an SG of 1.019 at a store.
Soon after putting in my tank, my coral beauty noticed it and just could not leave it alone.
I had to put in a temporary shoo stick while I made a protective cover.
Not optimistic.
 
Oy, well, it has some great potential. It looks like the mesenterial filaments are exposed in the photo. Did the coral retract them? Yes, having some of the "reef safe with caution" animals with rescues is difficult. They notice a food source in distress, which is so tempting!
 
I bought this believing it was an acan but on second thought, I believe it could be a favia. It discounted and isn't doing too too well but it has potential. Any tips or suggestions on this guy?? This is my first not so healthy coral purchase.



The lobo I also bought but is in better condition and looks like a healthy coral. He is far more orange in person though. I am unsure of the center color at the moment. It is very dark, like a purple maybe.

 
Kyle - that looks like an Acan to me. Any idea what was going on with the tank it came from? Looks like there was probably a water quality issue. A good tank will probably help it to start.

Shaummy - AWESOME! Please post up any tips you have.
 
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