I got a red lobo several months back and over time it has lost it's color
and is very bony. It went from dark red to a light yellowish-pink color.
Until recently it would still try to puff up for a while but now never puffs
up. I'm pretty sure it's a dead cause but I'm curious if anyone knows why
it would do this.

http://www.geocities.com/bryg30/myaquarium-72706.jpg This pic is from
after two weeks of having it. The red lobo in the middle still looks happy.

Everything else in my tank looks great, is growing, many things are
splitting, etc. Water parameters all where they should be, halides and
actinics are in place. I would normally just write if off as sick when I
got it but it sure did look healthy. I need to know if there was something
I could have done... or maybe still can.

Thanks,
Bryan