When Corals Die...

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

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.




I'd say about half of the colony is definately gone then. But the other
half still looks ok/pretty good.





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



Not me. I've seen ranges of assorted corals like, the ones in this tank are
all 29.99 and the ones in here are all 39.99 and THESE are all 49.99.

But never have I seen 52.00 or any one price for ALL corals. Not only is it
a silly concept but the price is way too high.

~Mort

there is this place in the Florida called "Panhandle Pets" that has a one
price for all corals. its 35 bucks and goes for anything they have, be it a
2 stalk shriveled up almost dead Xenia or a 4 lb multi colored zoa's rock.

sometimes its a good price, sometimes not.

kc

"Mort" wrote in message
m...
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.




I'd say about half of the colony is definately gone then. But the other
half still looks ok/pretty good.





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



Not me. I've seen ranges of assorted corals like, the ones in this tank
are
all 29.99 and the ones in here are all 39.99 and THESE are all 49.99.

But never have I seen 52.00 or any one price for ALL corals. Not only is
it
a silly concept but the price is way too high.

~Mort

"Mort" wrote in message om...

Not me. I've seen ranges of assorted corals like, the ones in this tank are
all 29.99 and the ones in here are all 39.99 and THESE are all 49.99.


Are you by any chance referring to the Living Seas Aquarium in Park
Ridge, IL?

They tanks with these labels on them, and I've always wondered whether
it was a good deal or if it was just a gimmick ...

Are you by any chance referring to the Living Seas Aquarium in Park
Ridge, IL?

They tanks with these labels on them, and I've always wondered whether
it was a good deal or if it was just a gimmick ...

No Joe, actually I was reffering to Scott's Pet Shop in Westchester IL.
Does Living Seas have a decent collection? I may need to check them out.

~Mort