help with Blastomussa coral

4age

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Hi guys

Today i got a Blasto frag, frag wasnt doing too well and some polyps were starting to melt away, but decided to take a chance with it...gave it an iodine dip when i got home, then added to my temp holding tank..any advice on keeping blasto's...what can i do to stop it from melting further?
 
I have several blastos and they do not like alot of light nor too much flow. When buying blastos only choose healthy colonies.
 
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Yip, medium light and medium flow. Typical LPS stuff. They can go to high light areas but has to be acclimated over a long period of time. I feed mine frozen brine and mysis as well as frozen fish or lobster eggs.
 
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Try and put in shadowed area with low flow so long till you see some recovery. They usually look so when travel bad, give it time
 
4age said:
what you guys think of the pic..can that blasto colony be saved?
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Yes it can by cutting or fragging the bad parts off so that new healthy growth can occur. (Not personal exp just what I have read in reefhobbyist magazine
 
so the blastos are doing ok..the parts that were receeding have melted away, but the rest of the colony is doing ok...have a few more heads coming out..moved them to a nice spot. what you guys recommend i can feed to bring out their colour
 
Mine is not picky what you feed it. I use a various food including fish eggs, brine, mysis, red plancton and then my own concoction of freeze dried foods.
 
IMO just leave it!!!!!!! dont fiddle dont move put it in one place and leave it! that piece still looks 100% compared to what i have seen survive! ;)

Good luck
 
Old thread, but still a useful one for anyone dealing with a melting Blasto. I’d agree with the “don’t fiddle too much” advice here. Once it’s dipped and placed in a lower-light, gentle-flow area, constant movement usually stresses it more. If the recession stops and the remaining heads are inflating, I’d just keep the tank stable and target feeding tiny bits of mysis, brine, reef roids, or fish eggs when the feeders come out. If one section is clearly dying and spreading toward healthy heads, then cutting away the bad part can sometimes save the rest, but I’d only do that if it’s actively getting worse. Blastos can look terrible after shipping and still bounce back if the healthy tissue is left alone.
 
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