Pavona. I think it dead.

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  1. banthonyb71

    banthonyb71 Millepora

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    I have a Pavona Coral that im unsure if is dead or alive. Is anyone familiar wsith this coral? It still has color. It little green fuzzy polyps are still there but it feels hard as a rock and the polyps no longer move with the flow. I would have thought when it dies it would brown out. no?
     
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  3. Zoanthids21

    Zoanthids21 McKoscker’s Flasher Wrasse

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    What are you params?

    And if it still has flesh on it, its most likely alive..But something had to happen to it if its flesh is receding away..
     
  4. Tropical Addict

    Tropical Addict Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Can you post a picture? It doesn't seem to be dead yet if it still has color and is green. Maybe something in your tank changed recently to make the polyps stay in?
     
  5. Aaron.Herk

    Aaron.Herk Sea Dragon

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    what kind of pavona is it?
     
  6. banthonyb71

    banthonyb71 Millepora

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    I dont have a USB for my camera to post right now. To me it looks dead. Feels dead. Looks dead other than the color still being there.

    I dont know. Got it as a frag last year. Should I take it out and smell?
     
  7. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    If it has color it most likely is still alive. Pavona is a LPS coral but it is much closer to SPS in its look.
     
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  9. banthonyb71

    banthonyb71 Millepora

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    Pavona is SPS
     
  10. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    They can't make up their minds: it's LPS for a while then it's SPS. Pretty coral and that is all that matters as far as I am concerned.
     
  11. banthonyb71

    banthonyb71 Millepora

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    I will take it out I guess.
     
  12. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    Uh, did you not just read that it's probably not really dead yet? :confused::confused::confused: