Stylophora dead on arrival or retracted?

[mikedgrok]

Hi all,

Ordered my first stylo from Live Aquaria, which arrived yesterday (along with a few other things that AREN'T :) exhibiting problems - YET !!)...

When I opened the bag, it smelled like rotten seawater, already very different from other shipments ive received ... with exceptions of when I order, say, a large amount of cherry shrimp in one bag, and they've polluted it nicely with ammonia.

I gave it a normal acclimation (before opening bag, leaving it in open box for ~2 hours to get used to light, acclimate via drip from tank water for 45 minutes, dip in CoralRx for 5 minutes, wash off in fresh, separate tank water, and then into the tank on the sand bed in low light (25% for rest of day).

I had a bad feeling from the moment i opened and smelled the bag, and it's pretty much looked dead since it arrived. No changes overnight, into today, so i assume it's dead.

Wanted to quickly check with the SPSperts here :) but obviously will submit a refund to LA shortly if we agree it's RIP.

THANK YOU in advance

 

[fishguy242]

hi,not dead yet?? but does not look good imo, :(

 

[mikedgrok]

hi,not dead yet?? but does not look good imo, :(

thank you! any thoughts on why you think it might not be completely dead? what signs of life? (or just not definitively able to say dead, 100% !)

 

[fishguy242]

i do see some tissue and retracted polyps...but always a chance.
i would claim dead on this ,stylos open pretty quick.

 

[Bribo12]

That looks dead to me. Or very close to it, agree with above claim it as a doa

 

[KrisReef]

Trust your nose.

 

[TheDragonsReef]

Doesnt look dead yet, polyps are still there. Definitely not looking good though.

 

[mikedgrok]

That looks dead to me. Or very close to it, agree with above claim it as a doa

tks guys ... submitted (and approved) for refund. poor coral :(