Acro bleeched, will it survive?

[pomme]

Acro bleeched, will it survive?

I gpt this acro in the beginning of january:

http://www.reefsuk.com/member_images/0106.jpg

and under my lighting it was starting to get a nice blue tinge to it:

http://www.reefsuk.com/member_images/0309.jpg

but then i moved my tank, and i think this must of stressed it, as after around 1 month of the move the acro bleached half over night, so i did 2 frags of it, hoping that if the main colony didnt survive they would. Well the next morning both the frags had lossed all the tissue and the main colony had lost more, but there after about 1 week of the event is some tissue left on the coral:

http://www.reefsuk.com/member_images/0482.jpg
(its the brown patch you can see).

i cant see any polyp extension for the coral night and day but then i wouldnt expect to. But i am wondering if it is a lost cause, or should i leave it in there and see what happens, as i know frags can start from tiny pieces, so surely this is just like a frag?

Andrew

[Condiman]

I would sadly say it may be a complete loss but never loose hope there may be a small section that I can not see on the pic that might come back.

[pomme]

gutted, ill leave it in there and see how it gets on. im hoping for the best :(

Not looking good for the home team. Dont toss it just yet! If it still has "flesh" on it then there is a chance it might bounce back with some patients, a little TLC and some luck. I have had that hapen a couple of times in the last 19 months out of 4 corals.

[shawnz28]

It sounds more like the coral RTN'd instead of bleached out. If that tissue has been holding on for a week I would leave it at this point and hope for the best.

[pomme]

yeah its held out for a week and today it looked like it might have spread a bit :D , but that could just be me wishful thinking :oops: . but i sure hope it pulls through.