Paly dead?

[Tmo501]

Hey everyone, I was doing a water change and this paly got sucked up in the siphon and now looks like this. Is it dead?

 

[damsels are not mean]

palys are pretty indestructible so I'd leave it but also I would be concerned about palytoxin in the tank now...

 

[vetteguy53081]

Not dead but shrunken.
Assure theyre getting Moderate light and water flow. Too bright of lighting will make them unhappy. Also add some IoDide not iodine to the water
You can blow on them gently with a turkey baster to clean them off place them at mid tank or just below

 

[Tmo501]

Not dead but shrunken.
Assure theyre getting Moderate light and water flow. Too bright of lighting will make them unhappy. Also add some IoDide not iodine to the water
You can blow on them gently with a turkey baster to clean them off place them at mid tank or just below

Should I be concerned about palytoxins?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Should I be concerned about palytoxins?

Nah unless you handle them roughly or try to cut them

 

[Pistondog]

They will survive.

 

[Sean Clark]

Palys are the cockroach of the sea. They will survive when nothing else does.