oh, fyi i figured out what it is: its a flowe pot coral...it will die, that just seems to be how it goes...and i am very displeased withh the lfs i purchased it from so yah...oh well, there you go...ive reenforced in my mind the previous belief i had that i should never buy anything best on the revomendation of lfs people, no matter how knowledgeable they are