Sun Coral Recovery

[Dcash88]

I bought this frag for $5 to see if it could be saved. I have never seen one with the flesh receded exactly to the tip. I'm wondering if this is one that the tissue covers the outside of the tubes and in between them. If it is then it is pretty far gone but I'm getting a good feeding response and feeding daily so I'm hopeful. My other thought is that it is some type of branching sun coral that the polyp stays in the tube and the tissue stops at the rim, if such a coral even exists? What do you think, will the whole thing eventually get filled in?

This is after 2 weeks of daily feeding.

 

[Nemato]

I don't know... But if you continue caring it as a baby like you're doing for about a month, you'll have the tissue answer hehe.

And one time i bought one dendro with tissue just the central half of the cup, now totally recovered to the base. You've done the hard part, this coral is lucky to met you!

 

[Trichome]

It looks like a balanophyllia that is in rough shape. If its feeding it can be saved for sure. Balanophyllia tends to have clear feeder polyps. The skin till start to grow back once you get it feeding regularly.