My coral!! Did i kill it?!?!

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  1. reefgirl16

    reefgirl16 Feather Duster

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    I bought a duncan coral. I went to move it when it fell off it's frag stump thing! the head of it is still whole but it fell off the thing! did i kill it?!?
     
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  3. Nu-Nu

    Nu-Nu Bubble Tip Anemone

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    It fell off its frag plug? No it shouldnt be dead..
     
  4. Va Reef

    Va Reef Giant Squid

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    No, as long as the heads are intact and there isnt any sign of tearing or breaking of the skeleton, it'll be fine :)
     
  5. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    I was wondering though.. Did it fall of it's Frag plug? Or did it fall off it's skeleton?

    If it's the frag plug, you could just glue it back to it with some reef glue ( or epoxy) or you could just glue the coral to a rock. Either way it should be fine.

    If it fell off the skeleton then thats another story. Could you verify what happened?
     
  6. reefgirl16

    reefgirl16 Feather Duster

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    i tried to move it because it wasn't in a good spot but when i tried to move it... i'm not isure... I post post pictures!
     
  7. reefgirl16

    reefgirl16 Feather Duster

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    right there at the bottom just above the plug it broke off
     
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  9. Moxtrain

    Moxtrain Peppermint Shrimp

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    It'll be fine. Either glue it to rockscape or back to it's plug
     
  10. reefgirl16

    reefgirl16 Feather Duster

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    So I didn't kill it?!
     
  11. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    OHh, yeah, it just broke off the plug. It should be fine. If you want you can glue it back to it with some reef glue though.:)
     
  12. Servillius

    Servillius Montipora Digitata

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    If I understand right, you didn't kill it, you just had the superglue come loose. Use some gel superglue to reattach it (or read up on some of the great techniques out there like superglue and putty).