Donor:.. Lobophyilia
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After numerous attempts to glue the little beggar down, I finally left him lay, where he attached himself to the underneath side of a rock (I have no idea how he got himself in that position) He is at the very bottom of the tank, in a somewhat darkened area, with low water flow, and seems to be lovin' it. Polyps are extended every day, and I can't see any ill effects of all the handling and gluing he has gone thru. Fortunately, the rock he has attached himself to will be fairly easy to remove and frag.
The original piece I got was kind of shaped like the end of your thumb, now it appears to getting dented in at the top, and has 2 distinct lobes. I see from the mother colony that the tip ends do this. Is it normal in a frag as small as ours? I'm hoping this is just proof of growth.
Rockys Lobophyllia was a big hit!
The following are the people I know have some of this....Anyone else get a chunk?
Paul, Gary,Tom, Steve,April, Jeffb,Bungle ??
Mine is definitely growing. Its probably not ready to frag this month, but may be ready for the May meeting.
Bungle...did your recover??
Who is next in line for some of this coral?
Paul.
The following are the people I know have some of this....Anyone else get a chunk?
Paul, Gary,Tom, Steve,April, Jeffb,Bungle ??
Mine is definitely growing. Its probably not ready to frag this month, but may be ready for the May meeting.
Bungle...did your recover??
Who is next in line for some of this coral?
Paul.
Mine was doing great, then a day before the last meeting it shriveled up and shrunk. I wasn't too alarmed, since Rocky said they did this, but it still hasn't come out of it. It is still attached, but is only about half the size it was was when I got it, and it had grown to almost double it's size. Also, the little polyps haven't extended since then either. My params are as normal as always, with nitrate being way too high, but absolutely no nitrite or ammonia. Been feeding DT's twice a week, and dosing calcium once a week. Salinity was a little high at last check, but not out of the acceptable range. This tank has a VHO bulb, an actinic blue, and a regular aquarium bulb, with a Marineland filter (no biowheels) and 2 powerheads. Every other coral in the tank looks good. Anyone think of anything else I could do to get it to come out of it?
Try moving it to an area with a better water flow. If it is currently in a hi water flow, move it to a lower one. Generally, my experiences with leathers is that they prefer one or the other depending on which you have. Mine is in a hi water flow at the bottom of a tank with 440wVHO.
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It attached itself to the bottom side of one of my base rocks. No chance of moving it. It has shriveled with a long "stem" attaching it to the rock. Will it harm it to cut it off the rock and move it to another spot in the tank, or would this be more detrimental than leaving it? I would consider where it is to be med. lighting and low water flow.
Good news! While my frag isn't back to full size, it does appear to have taken a turn for the better. Last night it was about the size it was when I got it, and the little nubbly bumps were again starting to appear. I haven't had time to change anything in the tank, so maybe it was just taking a siesta.
Here's an update on my frag.
It has been growing great. I cut a frag off from it a month ago. The little frag has grown to the same size as the original frag was when I first received it.
My new frag is ready to be donated back to the group now. I have looked through the thread again but it does not look like anyone else had asked for a frag.
If anyone else would like some of this great leather, you need to be a COMAS member and just post a reply requesting to be on the list.
I will be bringing the frag to the meeting even if nobody has posted a reply just in case someone wanted some but didn't get a chance to reply before the meeting.
I will post tank conditions once I get home from work.
It has been growing great. I cut a frag off from it a month ago. The little frag has grown to the same size as the original frag was when I first received it.
My new frag is ready to be donated back to the group now. I have looked through the thread again but it does not look like anyone else had asked for a frag.
If anyone else would like some of this great leather, you need to be a COMAS member and just post a reply requesting to be on the list.
I will be bringing the frag to the meeting even if nobody has posted a reply just in case someone wanted some but didn't get a chance to reply before the meeting.
I will post tank conditions once I get home from work.
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