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I recently acquired some frogspawn heads from a fellow member, and I'm worried I might've botched the transport. I wrapped them in a cooler with warm water bags and a thick blanket for insulation. But during the trip, the water bags burst, drenching the blanket, and the frogspawn bag got way too warm. When I opened the cooler, the water was brownish and the heads were almost bare. Now I'm drip acclimating, hoping for a miracle. Are they resilient enough to recover, or is it too late?

Frogspawn is pretty resilient as far as corals go. I've had my share of experience with them, starting with a single head that was in rough shape - now it's grown into a softball-sized beauty with multiple heads. As long as you see some color, don't give up hope.

That being said, how long were they exposed to air during the transit?

Fortunately, the frogspawn never actually left the water, it was a pretty well-insulated setup - two bags of hot water at the bottom of the cooler, a layer of blankets to prevent overheating, and then the bag with the frogspawn. The issue was the hot water bags bursting and causing the frogspawn's water to get too warm. The frogspawn's bag itself remained intact, though. When I put it in the tank last night, there was still some color on it, so I'm hopeful.

Fingers crossed it'll bounce back.

Give the frogspawn a bit more flow than you normally would, see if that helps it bounce back. I've found them to be pretty hardy, so that's in its favor. That brown stuff might just be a defense mechanism, hopefully it won't cause any issues. Good luck with it, fingers crossed it'll pull through.

@webmanny I'm curious, why more flow than usual? I've always thought that if a coral's in distress, lower flow is the way to go.