Show Me Your Rescue Corals

[CJO]

Show me your rescue corals! You know the ones- you see them sitting neglected in the LFS and you take pity on them or think that they could color up in your aquarium.

I got this Birdsnest and Acropora from someone whose tank had crashed and was leaving town. It was in pretty bad shape, but I thought it could be saved. Some of my friends saw it and suggested that I just frag out the good parts and save what I could, but I was too stubborn (or too lazy!). This is when I got it, complete with Teddy Bear crab:

Well, I got rid of the Teddy Bear crab after it started munching the tips off of my tricolor vilada. About a year later, everything has recovered and it has really grown. It is now serving as a shield to keep my RBTA from overrunning that corner of the tank!

CJ

 

[ToXIc]

Really kewl. Did the flesh grow over the dead Skelton or did it just continue with new growth?

 

[CJO]

On most of the birdsnest, it just continued with new growth. The blue polyps covered all of the dead part. The acropora seemed to recover fully.

CJ