Something wrong with my leather, but what? (PIC)

[ChunksInClemson]

Just wondering if anyone knew what is wrong with my leather.

Thanks,
Chris

 

[ChunksInClemson]

nobody?

 

[aquarius77]

It looks like it was munched on by something?
How long have you had it?

 

[avshockey311]

Sadly that is the same thing mine did. I tried to cut the bad spots out. I then tried to frag it into small frags. Eventually I lost it. everytime I cut it the fragged part came up with the same thing. I never really figured out what it was. Keep an eye on it. I hope yours pulls through for you.

 

[Nykademus]

Have you added salt directly to the tank at all or brushing the salt crusties back into the tank? Looks like it might be a chemical burn.

 

[ChunksInClemson]

It does look like a chemical burn. I have had the leather for about 4 months. I know there is a small chemical burn on it from chemi-clean it was only one little spot and the spot didnt turn out to look like this. I have not used anything else so I'm thinking this couldn't be a chemical burn. I know for sure it wasnt the chemi-clean.

Anyone else?

 

[blackheart]

Camel shrimp

 

[ChunksInClemson]

I dont have a camel shrimp but I do have a coral banded shrimp. I highly doubt that its him but who knows.

 

[papagimp]

The last coral banded shrimp I had would walk around the whole tank stabbing at every coral with his big claws. I lost alot of really nice and big hairy mushrooms, also had the few left spread like crazy and double the number i originally had but he was a punk nonetheless.

 

[ChunksInClemson]

I haven't noticed him doing this at all. Everything else looks great in the tank.

Anyone marine biologists in the house?

 

[purebullet417]

did you leather fall off a rock...i had one that kept throwing himslef off a rock and got one of those from scraping himslef on the way down...it healed in about a week though

 

[ChunksInClemson]

nope, good observation though.

 

[ToTaLCHaoS13]

Whenever I get a mystery spot on my soft coral I either give them a dip in diluted Tech-D (http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=KM3411) or use a q-tip and 100% Tech-D to rub the spot clean. Has worked everytime...

 

[sukie80]

What if your shrimp is eat the coral when you're not looking. . . ???

It does look like something took a bite out of it.

 

[blackheart]

those coral banded shrimp always get themselves into some sort of trouble. Although, you leather should be fine because they are very hardy just keep an eye out.

PS: i am only a regular biologist not marine

 

[ChunksInClemson]

I'm a night owl and am always looking at my tank, sometimes at even 3 am and a lot during the day so I think I would have seen the shrimp picking at the coral by now.