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Did he live?

Patience and consistently good water chemistry seem to be what is helping this animal live. The Sarcophyton is now expanding and contracting normally and thus the algae growth that was killing it can no longer grow on it. Consequently, it is now re-growing tissue in areas where it had...

What is C. larvaeformis?

That's interesting. I don't track pH directly, I only track the Alkalinity levels. I figure if the Alkalinity levels are stable and within the good range, the pH will also be okay. Outside of that, this guy has been in there for weeks and not shown any real improvement. It’s also not dead...

Thank you for replying to my post. I was wondering when someone was going to come to my rescue. I will keep doing what I'm doing.

The condition is slightly worse. It now has more areas of brown algae on it and one small areas of dead tissue. If anyone has seen this before, please let me know. Thanks.

I recently purchased a Sarcophyton t. along with a Colt coral. The Colt is doing great but the Sarcophyton has not opened up its polyps. Initially it was extending is tentacles, but would not open the polyps. It has not shed its mucus layer, nor can I detect a mucus layer forming. He...