Can I save this Scoly?!?

[Ja890425]

So long story short I had to move quickly, had a bit of a crash… then was overwhelmed with work and let the tank neglect set in… min you this was most of 2021… well I’ve since got the tank back in order and this warpaint took an absolute beating but seems to be holding on for dear life. Can it be save and if so what should I do? will it regrow over old skeleton? How long does this take to regrow? I hate to lose it but it’s my own fault
Bonus question!! Can anyone ID the healthy scoly next to it and about how much do they go for?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Elevate a little and provide moderate light and water flow
Assure alk and ca as well as phosphate and nitrate are not elevated

 

[Shirak]

Looks like it mostly detached from the skeleton so I am going to say not likely but if there is flesh there is hope...If it hangs on and you start to see some feeder tentacles that would be a good sign if it can get some nutrition. It will regrow over the old skeleton if it turns around but it will take a long long time (ie a year or 2) to get to it's former size.

If it is secure on the skeleton but not able to eat solid food you could try giving it an amino bath a couple times a week. couple cups of tank water with a shot of aminos or other liquid coral food and let it soak for 15-20 minutes.

 

[Ja890425]

Thanks for the responses I believe it’s still attached to the skeleton, it looks a little worse in that pic than it has, it does also put out feeder tentacles when I add reefroids or other coral food by they’re very small… I may try and dip it in Coral Rx and I’ll try and pick up aminos today

 

[Shirak]

Thanks for the responses I believe it’s still attached to the skeleton, it looks a little worse in that pic than it has, it does also put out feeder tentacles when I add reefroids or other coral food by they’re very small… I may try and dip it in Coral Rx and I’ll try and pick up aminos today

Scolys like to eat so however you can get it some additional nutrients will help a lot. Be careful about target feeding particulate food. Avoid getting food bits down into the skeleton around the polyp or it may cause bacterial or algae to bloom. You may need to periodically gently blow food and detritus out from between the ridges of the exposed skeleton.

 

[polyppal]

its not gonna rebound after that much deterioration, sorry

 

[Ja890425]

So just an update, pulled the scoly out, did a coral RX dip and cleaned the skeleton got any debris off then did a dip in brightwell Restor for about 10 min and placed it back into my tank and have been monitoring it… here’s what it looked like last night during feeding… there may be hope yet… I’m going to keep up this regimen a few times a week and see how it does… these are the before and after pics

 

[Ja890425]

I’ll keep updating… even if it’s for my own records

 

[Shirak]

I’ll keep updating… even if it’s for my own records

Looks like you might get it to eat a small mysis during the evening.

 

[Jeffcb]

I spoke with Austin Aqua farms who sells quit a few of them about my scolly that is in decline and they recommended an iodine dip. They said they are prone to bacterial infections and that's what they do.

 

[Ja890425]

Iodine was my next shot if the coral Rx and restor weren’t working

 

[Habachi_Grill]

Please update when you can! Would love to hear more about the progress! I recently came up on a deal for a bleeding apple scoly that I couldn't pass up but looking to nurse it back as well. Maybe you can share what worked and what didn't.

 

[X-37B]

Iodine dip would be good.
Mine had a similar issue as I did not direcrly feed it. I feed it once a week. It gets a small piece of shrimp, not mysis.
It did rebound and grew back over the exposed area and is very healthy today.
First pic you can see it starting.
It did lose some color going from a halide system to leds.

 

[Ja890425]

It’s a very slow process, I’m not going to lie, basically I’m feeding it 2-3 times a week and covering it with a water bottle cut in half with a ton of holes in it for flow because I have the worst peppermint shrimps… they ate the aptasia and now they’re bored even though I feed them constantly. They tap on corals to get them to spit food or just go right in and pull it out of their mouths… anyway I also was doing dips in Coral RX followed by Restor at every water change but just going with the restor now… I can tell this is a long haul one but it’ll be worth it, improvement has been very noticeable

 

[Shirak]

It’s a very slow process, I’m not going to lie, basically I’m feeding it 2-3 times a week and covering it with a water bottle cut in half with a ton of holes in it for flow because I have the worst peppermint shrimps… they ate the aptasia and now they’re bored even though I feed them constantly. They tap on corals to get them to spit food or just go right in and pull it out of their mouths… anyway I also was doing dips in Coral RX followed by Restor at every water change but just going with the restor now… I can tell this is a long haul one but it’ll be worth it, improvement has been very noticeable

Looks like it's making progress! Good plan on the plastic guard while feeding. The peppermint shrimps can be rough. If they get really hungry they may go after the coral itself not just food it might be hiding.

 

[blaxsun]

It's not dead Jim!