Yellow Fiji leather

eric1283 · 01/13/2012, 07:48 PM

I came home from work to find my yellow Fiji leather with all it's polyps retracted and it was closed water tested good nitrite at 0 same with ammonia but nitrates were at 20 ppm I did a partial water change but it still has not opened back up what could be the problem?

greech · 01/13/2012, 08:15 PM

I have never kept a leather but I have read that they do that every so often and that they will also shed before inflating again.

sporto0 · 01/13/2012, 08:24 PM

How long have you had it? Yellow leathers are a bit trickier to keep but if it's just retracted the the polyps, that's a normal habit. I have a regular long polyp Toadstool & it retracts it's polyps several timeas a day & sometimes for weeks at a time before it sheds the top layer, as long as yours keeps it's color & does not get "mushy" to the touch, I wouldn't worry.

eric1283 · 01/13/2012, 08:56 PM

I've had it for 3 days it has been beautiful opened fully 10 mins after introducing to my tank but today it was closed

pete33 · 01/13/2012, 09:09 PM

Don't worry. They are hardier than you think. 20 Nitrate will not kill it. Just keep up on weekly WC's and let it be, it'll come around soon. Mine was shriveled once for
3 days and then back to normal.

01/13/2012, 07:48 PM	#1
eric1283 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: harlingen texas Posts: 130	Yellow Fiji leather I came home from work to find my yellow Fiji leather with all it's polyps retracted and it was closed water tested good nitrite at 0 same with ammonia but nitrates were at 20 ppm I did a partial water change but it still has not opened back up what could be the problem?

01/13/2012, 08:15 PM	#2
greech Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 3,133	I have never kept a leather but I have read that they do that every so often and that they will also shed before inflating again. __________________ ~Graham Current Tank Info: Tank: 40 breeder; 20H sump w/SWC 120; Sicce 3.0 return; Vortech MP-10; Sundial T5, DIY Actinic LED (3W Cree). Livestock: Pair of Black & Whites; Midas Blenny; Firefish; Yasha/pistol; Black Leopard Wrasse; LPS and SPS

01/13/2012, 09:09 PM	#5
pete33 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Granada Hills, CA Posts: 259	Don't worry. They are hardier than you think. 20 Nitrate will not kill it. Just keep up on weekly WC's and let it be, it'll come around soon. Mine was shriveled once for 3 days and then back to normal. __________________ 29 gal. Sea Clear / eshopps sump-overflow-skimmer / Eheim 1250 / Arctica chiller / BRS GFO Reactor / Belize Sun 250 W.

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01/13/2012, 08:24 PM	#3
sporto0 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Posts: 2,924	How long have you had it? Yellow leathers are a bit trickier to keep but if it's just retracted the the polyps, that's a normal habit. I have a regular long polyp Toadstool & it retracts it's polyps several timeas a day & sometimes for weeks at a time before it sheds the top layer, as long as yours keeps it's color & does not get "mushy" to the touch, I wouldn't worry.

01/13/2012, 08:56 PM	#4
eric1283 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: harlingen texas Posts: 130	I've had it for 3 days it has been beautiful opened fully 10 mins after introducing to my tank but today it was closed