New leather, don't know the name?

[allanfranklin]

I just got a new leather today but I can't figure out what type it is? Also, on a totally side note, I have some green star polyps that seem to have grown some sort of weird brown spot over its skeleton. It looks like algea but its hard as a rock when you touch it. Any ideas whats going on?

Thanks!

 

[gh0st]

It's kinda hard to tell from the pic as it's a little dark, but it looks like a "Young" Soft Coral (The only name I've ever seen them under) or possibly a Devil's Hand.

Can you get a brighter pic with flash, etc?

 

[romsoccer12]

2nd pic is green star polyps unopen

 

[allanfranklin]

Yeah, I don't have a very good camera unfortunately. The leather is a purple/greenish color if that helps?

The green star polyps are only there because I'm trying to identify what that brown spot on the top of it is.

 

[frenchie]

might be one of these
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+1492+2295+2842&pcatid=2842

i got one just like yours, kinda stubborn doesn't open up much.

 

[gh0st]

Try this link to Blushing Young Leather:
http://maine.kudzu.com/uploadImages/15501335/photo1xhmlhomq76u8.jpg

If that is it, they like slightly lower temps, around 74 to 78 degrees F

Very unusual and cool soft corals.

 

[allanfranklin]

That looks a lot like it! Thanks for everyones help.

 

[lancer99]

Very unusual ....

Really?

-R

 

[gh0st]

Well, not a Super LE $2000 an inch coral, but not one I typically see very often.

Availability seems spotty at best.

Easier to find than a Pulsing Sinularia, , but harder to find than blue capistularia. At least where I'm at anyway!

 

[allanfranklin]

That is awesome!! I just randomly picked it out of a small tank of corals that the LFS was having a blow out sell on. It only cost $25!!

 

[thomasp123]

I have has the brown stuff on my starpolyps before and it was killing them. The LFS suggested that I simply cut off the brown areas. So I did and it recovered great and started growing like crazy!

 

[allanfranklin]

So, I should just take a razor blade and remove that section of the coral? My first coral, Im scared. lol

 

[Arthurjc]

might be one of these
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+1492+2295+2842&pcatid=2842

i got one just like yours, kinda stubborn doesn't open up much.

I have a leather that I have had for like 6 months and has never opened... I don't know why all the other coals are doing fine. Do you know why that may be?