Are they dead?

[NineTray]

Hello,

Finally decided to try an online purchase. We got what seems to be a healthy cardinal fish, a deresa clam, and a tiny (TINY) sexy shrimp.

We also got a zoanthid colony. We're pretty new to coral care, but we do have two healthy zoa colonies, an acan, and a mushroom.

Are these dead? They are brown and floppy. They look awful. Are they salvagable with a dip? Hydrogen peroxide?

Thank you for your help.

 

[Jeepguy242]

if you just put them in the tank, they may take a couple of days to adjust from shipping

 

[NineTray]

So it's okay if they are flat, brown, and floppy looking?

 

[Jeepguy242]

So it's okay if they are flat, brown, and floppy looking?

i have had some shipped in that look like that...

do they stink like death or low tide... got brown slime on them, or pieces coming off when you rub them?

 

[NineTray]

We will rub them gently and see if anything dramatic happens. I thought they smelled a bit when we got them but I don't know if it was bad enough to warrant concern. It looked like they got tipped over in the bag and were mushed flat, but they didn't perk up after acclimating or adding to the tank.

 

[Jeepguy242]

We will rub them gently and see if anything dramatic happens. I thought they smelled a bit when we got them but I don't know if it was bad enough to warrant concern. It looked like they got tipped over in the bag and were mushed flat, but they didn't perk up after acclimating or adding to the tank.

how long have they been in the tank?

 

[NineTray]

For about 9 hours. They feel harder than healthy ones.

 

[Jeepguy242]

Wait it out.

They are ticked off from Shipping


I have had zoa that didn’t open up for a week after Shipping when others in the same shipment opened up the next day

 

[NineTray]

Okay. Thank you so much for your help. We will keep a close eye on them.