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pieces of the ocean had some of these for sale for $50- it was only one head, but some places sell the yellow/orange ones for that price. I was pretty surprised to see them at that price. Logic tells me that over time, more growth (if the coral gets to that point) would at least decrease the concentration of the pigment in the coral, assuming the coral is unable to produce those pigments. I doubt any new polyps would magically be back to the original color, rather you would slowly see the pigment spread out over time, so the coral would eventually revert to its true color- This is all speculation though.
I think vendors are starting to realize that these sun coral have no value at the rate they're coming in.
And I agree. I think dyed coral will either get sick like mine did and spend its energy throwing up the dye. The ones that fare better diffuse the dye into new growth, fading the pigment out over time.