When I received this dying Homophyllia bowerbanki coral, I had no idea what was happening to it, but it was obviously rotting. Most of the tissue had come off in the bag, and the coral stunk extremely bad. I had absolutely no hope for its rehabilitation, but, I couldn’t give up on it either. (8 January 2012)
*Note – Acanthastrea hillae was recently recategorized as Homophyllia bowerbanki.
Coral Quarantine:
By 27 January 2012, the coral had stopped rotting and started to heal.
This is half of the remaining coral, as of 6 February 2012.
Fully Rehabilitated:
Nine months later (7 October 2012), the previously dying Homophyllia bowerbanki coral was fully rehabilitated. One half of the coral is shown. This coral, more than any other, reminded me to keep hope.
