what is this spot on my leather coral?

siropa · 06/04/2007, 09:36 AM

last couple of days this leather coral hasn't looked the best. when I got it, it had a couple of these spots. they haven't grown or multiplied. not even sure if its related to the issue of not looking good lately, but curious to what they are. Any idea?

dragon_slayer · 06/04/2007, 10:56 AM

looks like where the skin had a hard time slothing off during a shed and it 'choked' out the tissue, keep the flow up so it can sloth off new sheds and they usually heal up pretty quickly with each successive shedding.

kc

siropa · 06/04/2007, 11:04 AM

great. thanks for the info. Is that a common thing with leathers? none of the ones i've kept in the past have ever had something like that happen before.

Frick-n-Frags · 06/04/2007, 12:33 PM

yeah, it looks like a little dead spot. keep an eye on it. It should go away. if it is spreading cut that branch off with sharp scissors and toss it. those lobos look pretty good overall.

frederickk · 06/08/2007, 07:10 PM

How's the leather doing?

siropa · 06/08/2007, 07:28 PM

polyps are now back out like normal, but the spots are still there. I moved some pumps around a bit to increase the flow a tad towards the leather to see if it will help anything.

dragon_slayer · 06/08/2007, 07:34 PM

the next few sheds should clear it up as long as no more of the slothing gets stuck, the increased flow should take care of that.

kc

06/04/2007, 09:36 AM	#1
siropa Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Neenah, WI Posts: 2,502	what is this spot on my leather coral? last couple of days this leather coral hasn't looked the best. when I got it, it had a couple of these spots. they haven't grown or multiplied. not even sure if its related to the issue of not looking good lately, but curious to what they are. Any idea? __________________ See red house for pics. Current Tank Info: 275 reef, 75 FOWLR, 60g frag

06/04/2007, 11:04 AM	#3
siropa Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Neenah, WI Posts: 2,502	great. thanks for the info. Is that a common thing with leathers? none of the ones i've kept in the past have ever had something like that happen before. __________________ See red house for pics. Current Tank Info: 275 reef, 75 FOWLR, 60g frag

06/04/2007, 12:33 PM	#4
Frick-n-Frags Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: north central OH Posts: 10,740	yeah, it looks like a little dead spot. keep an eye on it. It should go away. if it is spreading cut that branch off with sharp scissors and toss it. those lobos look pretty good overall. __________________ Only Dead fish swim with the current. Current Tank Info: 2 50 gal tanks, sump, still BB

06/08/2007, 07:28 PM	#6
siropa Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Neenah, WI Posts: 2,502	polyps are now back out like normal, but the spots are still there. I moved some pumps around a bit to increase the flow a tad towards the leather to see if it will help anything. __________________ See red house for pics. Current Tank Info: 275 reef, 75 FOWLR, 60g frag

06/04/2007, 10:56 AM	#2
dragon_slayer Moved On Join Date: May 2003 Location: South East Alabama Posts: 7,853	looks like where the skin had a hard time slothing off during a shed and it 'choked' out the tissue, keep the flow up so it can sloth off new sheds and they usually heal up pretty quickly with each successive shedding. kc

06/08/2007, 07:10 PM	#5
frederickk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,712	How's the leather doing?

06/08/2007, 07:34 PM	#7
dragon_slayer Moved On Join Date: May 2003 Location: South East Alabama Posts: 7,853	the next few sheds should clear it up as long as no more of the slothing gets stuck, the increased flow should take care of that. kc