Hi,
I bought a few new corals today, one of which was a green toadstool frag. It was beautiful at the store, though when I was getting it acclimated it slipped out of the rubber band and off of the plug, so I stuck it onto a rock. When I went to do my weekly water change, I forgot about the new frag, and accidentally drained the water below the coral (it’s at the highest point in the tank). It was left like that for about an hour. By the time I helped the poor guy, it was grey, shrunken, and very hard and dry. I’ve had leathers get angry at me in the past, but this feels different. Will it survive?
Also, if it does bounce back, how long would it take to establish a footing? I really don’t trust my crabs and feel like it’s being strangled by this band (though it looked fine and happy at the store). I’d hate to lose it and feel so guilty. I hope it comes back but it doesn’t look too hot. Then again, it is a leather coral.
I bought a few new corals today, one of which was a green toadstool frag. It was beautiful at the store, though when I was getting it acclimated it slipped out of the rubber band and off of the plug, so I stuck it onto a rock. When I went to do my weekly water change, I forgot about the new frag, and accidentally drained the water below the coral (it’s at the highest point in the tank). It was left like that for about an hour. By the time I helped the poor guy, it was grey, shrunken, and very hard and dry. I’ve had leathers get angry at me in the past, but this feels different. Will it survive?
Also, if it does bounce back, how long would it take to establish a footing? I really don’t trust my crabs and feel like it’s being strangled by this band (though it looked fine and happy at the store). I’d hate to lose it and feel so guilty. I hope it comes back but it doesn’t look too hot. Then again, it is a leather coral.
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