Is my plate coral dead

[Shark Skin]

Not sure if this is dead or alive. It's my first plate coral. It had green tentacles but they no longer come out. It has been in this state for about 6 months. Still has color so I haven't got rid of it yet. Can someone let me know if it's dead or alive? Thanks.

 

[get-salty]

Please provide us with your water parameters, flow, LED settings - par level if you know it, and any dosings to help diagnose the problem.

 

[DSC reef]

I still see color but its not well. However, I'd leave it in the tank as plate corals will spawn babies even after its dead, months after. Ive witnessed it first hand. Corals are amazing animals.

 

[ReefED!]

Looks like it's on its way out but if the mouth is intact it can recovery.

When the mouth gapes and deteriorates it's done - although the flesh can linger for quite sometime.

Whether or not it will spawn babies on the skeleton seems to be species dependent - I've never had any of mine do it no matter how long I kept the skeleton

 

[DSC reef]

Looks like it's on its way out but if the mouth is intact it can recovery.

When the mouth gapes and deteriorates it's done - although the flesh can linger for quite sometime.

Whether or not it will spawn babies on the skeleton seems to be species dependent - I've never had any of mine do it no matter how long I kept the skeleton

So what species is more likely to spawn babies, I'm generally curious. Digging deep in threads on R2R you'll find my my plate that spawned babies and also a chalice (pink *******) that came back after being dead for months. Absolutely couldn't believe it. Lost the chalice to an alkalinity swing and was really bummed out. Since the chalice was on live rock I left it in the tank. I was in disbelief to see a piece of glowing pink spot months later. I wish all coral would do that, lol.

 

[DSC reef]

Here's that chalice on the live rock I was talking about that cam back months later after it died, nothing but skeleton and algae. Noticed a very small pink glow and then grew back with a force. You can see it on the right in this picture.

 

[thamnasteroid]

still alive, js extremely retracted

 

[Marine Betta]

Not sure if this is dead or alive. It's my first plate coral. It had green tentacles but they no longer come out. It has been in this state for about 6 months. Still has color so I haven't got rid of it yet. Can someone let me know if it's dead or alive? Thanks.

What are your parameters? When you placed it in the tank, did you turn it upside down once to make sure there wasn’t an air bubble trapped underneath? These air bubbles can create a dead spot that infect the other coral. If it’s neither of these, I would guess too much flow and/or light. Plates can be tricky, but I would leave the skeleton in there if it does pass. It can take months for new plates to sprout off the skeleton, but it does happen.

 

[BryanM]

I figure if it still has color it has a chance.