ever had a coral that wouldn't die?

[dmjordan]

my lfs gave me a piece of fox coral that had only 2 mouths and tissue bubbles on it. I threw it in my qt tank and it has been there ever since (about 2 months now). since the only thing in the tank is a predatory whelk i don't turn on the light very much at all. i am using a cheap-o topfin 10 hang on filter for it and no powerheads. the coral lost one of the 2 tissue / mouth pieces about a week after i put it in there but that is all. still alive but not growing either. for the life of me i can't tell why this is not dead yet. i was going to put it into my main tank but i didn't want to put it in if it was dying. any thoughts?

 

[reefstar22]

I have a bubble coral that wont die. Its werid....it should grow if you give it time...my bubble is super small...give it time and it'll come back...
Best of luck

 

[travis89]

i would put it in your display and see what happens.

 

[dmjordan]

if it dies in my main tank will it release any toxins that will harm my other corals?

 

[gtiguy]

Capanella's aka Kenya trees are the worst and they always frag themselves so you never really get rid of them completely...lol....

 

[ryan115]

try ridding some rock of some xenia some time, or even worse caulerpa.

 

[laddy]

The will to survive is in all creatures........

 

[rustyj]

Originally Posted by Laddy
The will to survive is in all creatures........

Can you put that will in all of my creatures?

 

[laddy]

LOL.....maybe not, and considering I had a yahsa haze goby jump out of the tank and carpet surf five fee to behind a closet door we never close, maybe 4 times a year, I may need to retract that statement. LOL