Newbie Leather Question

[rmwillauer]

Hi folks. I'm a newbie that's been surfing the forums for a while. Great info. I've come up with a question about a devils hand leather coral. I've noticed what looks like light blue trails across the surface of the coral. It's almost like something (like a small snail) has crawled across it. But the trails seem to appear and dissapear randomly. It's in a fairly high spot that also has about the highest flow in the tank. I've only had this guy about a week. I can't really get a picture that shows what I'm talking about. Sorry. I have a 65 gallon tank (fairly new) and everything else seems fine. Assorted crabs and snails, 1 yellow tang, 1 lawnmower belnny, several other corals all seem healthy and happy. Thanks for any help you may be able offer.

[jenajet]

Cant answer the question but welcome to TRT! Might try using a red penlight at night and see if you see anything crawling on it tho.

[Casey]

Welcome to TRT.

[rmwillauer]

Thanks. After reading several other postings about leathers, I started to look at my water. It was a little lower than I like so the sg was a bit higher than normal. I added some water and the blue streaks seem to have gone away. Did not have much opportunity to observe yesterday but when I did, everything looked great. I think it may just be telling me to pay attention. Everything else in the tank still looks great.

[tims]

hahah ... that is one of the signs and things we all learn about our tanks. alot of times is we listen to the tank it wil tell us when something is off..
the leathers as a whole are great tellers for us..

Welcome to your new addiction! and welcome to TRT