Leather is dieing ?!

[tukes48]

what would cause a toodstool to i guess u could say it looks like its rotting on some spots but other spots seem to be fine ?

 

[MiddletonMark]

I'm moving this to the soft coral forum ... hopefully it will get more response in that [more appropriate] forum.

How long has this been going on?
How long have you had it?
Have any pics?

 

[tukes48]

oops sorry about the mis post. its been going on a week or so it looks like the outside of the toadstool is falling off and u can see inside it and my other toadstool as just fell over all my zoos and torch coral are booming but these two have me pondering

 

[MayoBoy]

Can you post a picture? (or upload one to your gallery?)

 

[tukes48]

sure will do as soon as i can.. its looking a better today but some parts of it have white spots on it wierd i dunno. but ill try to get some pics

 

[MayoBoy]

It may just be sloughing off some tissue - they do that from time to time.

 

[tukes48]

well today it looks very bad it seems like it as the plauge with these white spots on it and there is a rather large hole in it. it seems to be just falling apart

 

[tukes48]

today i tossed it. it was very plain that it was decaying and i just didnt want to give up but i tossed it today thanks for the help

 

[sterling007]

I have something similar happening to my large leather that I have had for years. There are white spots and one of the white spots has a big hole in the middle...can anyone out there identify this problem!!

 

[cleverdave2k]

Wierd same thing happend to mine the other day had to chuck it

 

[55semireef]

Maybe some type of disease?

 

[parothead22]

In the future, if you have the same problem, their is a chance of saving your leather by cutting out/off the dead area. The leather's are highly resilient and it should heal in time. Also by adding Iodine and moderate water movement, your success rate will be very good with regards to soft corals.

 

[SilverBack27]

sorry for the loss guys I hope I nerver have to deal with this problem

 

[CompNrdCR]

Hrm... I have green spots on mine this morning... It looks like fungus or alge... Any tips on treating this?

 

[55semireef]

So if a coral is dying, cut off the spot thats dying?

 

[parothead22]

Yes if a coral has some dead spots on it, cut off the infected area. it should heal fine! As for algae growing on the coral, clean it off with a soft bristle toothbrush and move the coral to a higher water flow area.

 

[55semireef]

Thanks for the tip.

 

[parothead22]

your welocome and good luck. You may want to dose with iodine as well, just be careful not to overdose as iodine is toxic in large amounts!

 

[55semireef]

Good, I work at an LFS called Reefs and Rainforests and the shop has some dying corals that I want to save.