Scolymia needs help

[miracles38]

I just recieved in the mail a scolymia. Unfortunately, it doesn't look very healthy. There is a lot of skelton showing. It is still fleshy. Does anyone have any advice on how to keep it alive and healthy. It is really beautiful and I am so disappointed in its health. Thanks for any help.

 

[argo]

There's always hope that it will make it through and grow into a fine specimen. Here's what I'd do:

1. No intense lighting regardless whether it's PCs, VHOs or MHs;
2. If a mouth is visible try feeding it with a small silverside or brine shrimp soaked in Selcon (soak either brine or silversides for 5-10 mins before feeding) - feed one at a time
3. Make sure no detritus settles on exposed wounds (flesh) or skeleton - use a turkey baster to blow it off;
4. Keep it in moderate current;
5. Keep your water parameters in check - without any huge adjustments. If you need to adjust Alk or Ca or whatever do it over several diluted doses as opposed to one.

Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[miracles38]

Thanks for the advice. When I got home tonight it looked a lot better than earlier. I will feed it tonight and hope for the best! Thanks and I will let you know how it goes.

 

[cacique_ccs]

I glued my Scolymia with gel onto a small rock, so that nothing will touch it's borders when it's placed in the tank, really helped and it opens better.

 

[MNreefer386]

they can sometimes look beat up from shipping but they are pretty hardy and should look good within a week in good conditions. We get a lot of them that look like that at the fish store I work at and almost always they recover.