another bleaching question

GR808 · Apr 22, 2011

ok, I found a little acro frag I fallen in between my LR probably for about a week or a little over. Don't know what type it is but it's got to have gotten bleached (actually really pale) being in the dark down there. I pulled it out, glued it to a LR frag and now it's up high. question is, when it bleaches do they die? I understand that bleaching is release of it's zooathlene algae, but does it come back?

Akwarius · Apr 22, 2011

If there is still flesh on the skeleton then you may be able to nurse it back to health. If not, then you can add it to the calcium reactor. :)

GR808 · Apr 22, 2011

lol, yeah, I believe there is still flesh on it. haven't seen any polyps though. It does look like some slight color is starting to come back.

fsu1dolfan · Apr 23, 2011

GR808 said:
ok, I found a little acro frag I fallen in between my LR probably for about a week or a little over. Don't know what type it is but it's got to have gotten bleached (actually really pale) being in the dark down there. I pulled it out, glued it to a LR frag and now it's up high. question is, when it bleaches do they die? I understand that bleaching is release of it's zooathlene algae, but does it come back?

Usually if there is a little tissue it can bounce back...i have seen acros come back from very bad looking situations.