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Unread 11/19/2015, 01:49 PM   #1
aroshia22
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Coral frag

Was taking frag off of its holder and accidently stabbed it with a knife. It's leaking strings will it recover? What should I do


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Unread 11/20/2015, 07:40 AM   #2
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It should, but there isn't much you can do about it either way.


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Unread 11/20/2015, 07:49 AM   #3
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Unread 11/20/2015, 08:06 AM   #4
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It will or it won't heal. Not much you can do now but wait and see. It will probably be fine though.


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Unread 11/20/2015, 08:55 AM   #5
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Wouldn't hurt to do an iodine dip, most do the iodine dip after fragging to help with healing.

This will give you an idea how to

http://www.athiel.com/lib/bacterial.html


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