Tooth Coral Recovery Progress

[ErikH]

I would place it on your sandbed in an area of moderate flow. I say moderate because I have 3 Koralia 4s and 4 of the K14s, which is about 9000 gph, but it's in a 200 and you would be suprised that there still are dead spots. My moderate, is different than other people's moderate ;)

Like Randy said target feed it until it is super healthy and has recovered. I don't think mine healed on the areas where there was die off, but it did grow out more. That's the key, is the grow out. Once it gets large enough, dremel off the dead spots and you will have a 100% beautiful coral again. It's also known as a tooth coral, I presume because of the skeleton when the polyps are retracted.

[Regric25]

Here is the 1 week update for this coral! It has improved so much over the last week! Its starting to look like a Galaxia again!

[Squiers007]

Regric, you should have plenty of light in that tank for the galaxia. I had one in my 75 with only 4 T5's and it grew like crazy about midway up in the water column. Just as a precaution though. Once it is fully healed be sure to give it plenty of space because they have some super long sweeper tentacles that will sting the crap out of anything they touch! Thats what mine started doing so I had to find a spot with more real estate. Good luck!

[Europhyllia]

Gorgeous@ Good job, regric!

[Regric25]

Here is the weekly update!! It has improved so much over the last 2 weeks. I started to target fed this week. It seems to be responding well to it.

[Europhyllia]

beautiful. lucky it got to your tank!

[Squiers007]

Awesome! Keep up the good work!

[Regric25]

Its been about 6 weeks since I last updated this thread. This thing keeps growing lol. It seems really happy. The polyps really extend out and get waving in the current now.

[allan]

Good job. I've always thought of my galaxy as hardy, but definitely something you want clear of others as it will not play nice.

[ismvel]

That's awesome Regric, Great job.
There is someone down the street from me, who has given me two pieces to bring back from near death. One is doing great, although I didn't snap any pictures of it in it's troubled state.

The other one (a Lobo) I did take pictures of and it is actually starting to recover nicely. It was pretty much gone and was receded, I now see signs of it wanting to come out and play with the other corals ;)

The first one was also a brain, which is HUGE now.

I love bringing things back from the dead as opposed to taking them to their deaths LOL