Is my Leather dying?!?!?!?

[FxdupCobra]

I recently purchased a leather (fiji fingers) and it had a redish brown discoloration on its base, I didnt think anything of it. Now my leater is bent down and looks like it might be dying. Is there too much current? What could be the problem?

 

[nemofish2217]

pics?

 

[Fishyfreak031592]

Could be coraline, mine too has a red coloration at its base. It wilts over occaisionallly, but then it will pop back up eventually.

 

[FxdupCobra]

The leather has been in my tank for 2 days and when the lights come on he comes up a little bit but is still bent. It looks sick or dead but I am not sure I have some current blowing on it so that it can jump back up to life. I will try to get some pics tomorrow.

 

[fishman805]

ANY PICTURES..????

I've got a finger leather in my 37gal tank and it was doing the same thing for a while... They do like moderate flow and will eventually open up ......

Here's how mine looks ( actually it's gotten bigger since this photo was taken but you get the idea... also notice the slight brown coloration at the base...

Bob

 

[Pesce]

Not an expert.... But, my leathers wilt for a day or two periodically. They have always come back more robust afterwards. When they come back I've always noticed some "strings" of slime coming off of them when they do. I've always interpeted this as part of their growth cycle. The fact that this is a new addition to your tank I would do nothing more than make sure all of your paramenters are good give it a day or two more.

 

[fishman805]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6614452#post6614452 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Pesce
Not an expert.... But, my leathers wilt for a day or two periodically. They have always come back more robust afterwards. When they come back I've always noticed some "strings" of slime coming off of them when they do. I've always interpeted this as part of their growth cycle. The fact that this is a new addition to your tank I would do nothing more than make sure all of your paramenters are good give it a day or two more.

I've also seen my leather do that ( string - slime ).... Usually after that period, Iv'e noticed new buds forming... You've got to make sure you have sufficient flow to help blow off this slime... It's also a protective coating that it puts out.. You'll notice that when you first put them into your tank, it'll have that slime....

Good flow will help it shed that slime and keep it healthy.... They do take a while to open .... I'd still like to see some pictures.... after all, I showed you mine....

Bob

 

[Pesce]

I would have posted pics too if I had a working camera.
The wife used it to take pics of my youngest kidââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s piano recital.
It's taken blurry pics ever since.....could have been a bad note he playedââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦.lol

 

[Anemonebuff]

I doubt it is dying, unless you are getting areas that are rotting. They get flaccid on occasion IME.

 

[FxdupCobra]

Thanks for all the replies. Here are the pics! Sorry my camera is not that great and my lights in my tank are not on yet. I dont think its going to make it. Yesterday I saw my large hermit crab picking at it. I dont know if it was eating what was on the base or the Leather itself. Tell me what you guys think does it have a chance.

 

[iaJim]

He'd make a lot of nice frags, but that isn't what you want to hear. Somebody who really knows had better answer this.

 

[Gobie]

I know whatââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s happening it hapes to green fingers a lot if not in good light and flow. Keep cleaning the black stuff off with a siphon. You have to get all of it and it will come back a few times. Keep the coral in a good flow and lighting and it will recover. If you do nothing it will completely fall apart. Pieces will survive. I have a lot of this coral in my tank.

 

[FxdupCobra]

Thanks I will do that now. Here is a pic like the hermit crab I have in my tank will this hurt my corals.

 

[Gobie]

wouldnââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t put that in a reef tank.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=617

 

[fishman805]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6616313#post6616313 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Gobie
wouldnââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t put that in a reef tank.

Me either


Bob

 

[Anemonebuff]

Big Hermits with hairy legs are bad IMO. Get it out and siphon or cut away the dead tissue. A Lugol's dip may help.

 

[fishman805]

I'm curious.... ( ) .. how did the leather look when you bought it..?? I agree with the lugols dip.. although mostly used for Zoo's, it may help that leather... I really can't tell with the blur and all but it does look like the polyps are open on it... if that's the case than there is hope....

Bob

 

[Gobie]

Donââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t dip it, it wonââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t help, it could make it worse. I have this coral in my tank now since I have been in the hobby. Itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s one of the first corals I got, I sold a lot of it, it is huge. This has happened to me at least six times, usually when I move the coral to a location it donââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t like. It likes to be up high close to the light and with enough flow to move the branches around. If it lays on itself and donââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t move this happens, you get this black (possibly bacteria or dead tissue) and tissue necrosis under it. If you keep cleaning the black stuff off and get it into the proper location, in a few days it wonââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t come back and the coral will heal up fine.