I used to have a job a long time ago, in a pet shop, I would take the "half
dead" corals home into my tank to try to save them, I only saved one, a
green brain, but the dead area's never recovered. I only "saved" the parts
that were still ok.

in Summary, if it looks "half dead" it most likely is dead. Its like being
half pregnant.


As for the price Who ever heard of One price for all ???

Steve

"Mort" wrote in message news:OJGPb.2841
What happens to corals when they die? Do the bleach? I assume it's
different for hard or soft corals?

The coral in question would be a zooanthid.

I was at an LFS today for the first time. Although they had a fair
selection, their equipment was very under sized. And their prices seemed
very high to me.

The wanted $52 for ALL assorted corals. I had my eye on this zooanthid
with
a bright orange center. But the rock they were on would fit in your hand,
the colony of zoos were a little bigger than a quarter with the
individauls
being a little larger then the diamer of the cap of a pen. Not to mention
half of them were closed and almost white and that this rock had green
bubble algae on it. I wanted to rescue the poor thing but for $52, they
can
stick it where the sun dont shine. I offered $20 but the lady said only
the
owner could change the pricing and he wont be in til Friday.

Anyway, will introducing half dead coral cause an ammonia spike?
I was counting on the deadones to just bleach out and be done. Is this
correct?
I am sure the cause of death is inadequate light and poor water quality.
I
bet the nitrates were really high. The water had a brown tinge to it.

What do you think?

~Mort