Candycane coral injured

[Jan]

I purchased a pretty little 2 head candycane coral yesterday from BRK, who BTW are just great. Ossie rocks! This morning I found it bottom up in a paly. Both heads have been damaged pretty badly. Most of the flesh is gone. Do they recoup from injuries like this? Is there something I should do for it?

[Amuze]

Nope. Usually the heads that are damaged just die off and leave a skeleton. If there were more heads on it the undamaged ones would survive. That's been my experience with them. I'm sure someone will have a different outlook or experience they can share.

[Sikryd]

Good flow and it should be alright.......unless it doesn't have much flesh left.

[tygger]

IME, mine have flipped upside down in the sand and the flesh turned completely white... it recovered in about a one month. Not sure if they'd recover if the flesh was gone.

[Jan]

Thank you. Only time will tell.

[steveoutlaw]

It will come back. The same thing happened to my trumpet and I thought it was a goner. Sure enough, I saw a little green peeking out of the middle of one of the heads in about a week. It's made one H-E-double hockey sticks of a comeback.

[reefmontalvo]

I purchased a pretty little 2 head candycane coral yesterday from BRK, who BTW are just great. Ossie rocks! This morning I found it bottom up in a paly. Both heads have been damaged pretty badly. Most of the flesh is gone. Do they recoup from injuries like this? Is there something I should do for it?

 

Told you the place was worth the trip.

[Jan]

Told you the place was worth the trip.

 

..and you were right! Thank you. Great meeting you too.