The Forgotten Acan...

[AustiniteReefer]

So, March 1st I moved my 20 gallon tank 90 miles to my new home. Two months later.. I went back to visit my parents this weekend, and they brought out this ziplock bag with an acan inside that I had forgotten!! The water was surprisingly still clear and didn't smell bad at all, and the acan heads weren't white. I just got home a while ago, I temp acclimated it in the same bag for 20 minutes and placed under a "cliff" so it doesn't get any direct light.
Is it still alive?? Or is it dead, but could I leave it in the tank to see if polyps start regrowing on it like with fungias and torches. The last pic is of the water it was in.

 

[DonTavo27]

Wow! That looks very well alive. Just goes to show how much certain coral can tolerate.

 

[AZMSGT]

If it’s dead it could release toxins into your system and take out the entire tank. I would put it in a fish bowl near the main tank with main tank water and watch. If it is alive it should be fine to see what it does.

I would never put that thing into my tank till I was sure it was safe to do so.

 

[JMM744]

It’s alive. Give it time to recover. Those heads will probably fill the skeleton back up if algae doesn’t . Resilient!

 

[AustiniteReefer]

Sorr y'all, I was busy with dinner lol ;Drool. This is so crazy that it's still alive after two months of just sitting on a shelf!! Should I leave it as is or put it in another container?

 

[JMM744]

My tanks are a bit bigger at 70 and up but my experience with them is that when I had them die it didn’t affect the tank. You might go to the sps forum and ask there to be sure. It appears to still have skin/ flesh and color so if it’s me, it’s staying put to try to get it to recover.

 

[AustiniteReefer]

Just a quick update, they are indeed alive and puffed up now that they've been in the tank overnight. This is so cool!

 

[MohrReefs]

Life, uh, finds a way.