yellow leather question

dopey26776 · 03-26-2006, 09:08 PM

So I am not sure what to think, when I went out this afternoon my yellow leather was perky and normal, but when I got home it was sort of slumping polyps drawn in, also color turned sort of grey like. It seems to be making a bit of a comeback this evening, polyps back out, kinda coloring back up, but still not looking really happy. Did water tests, all seems to be fine. Attached a pic, but not a great one. Anyone know if this is normal behaviour?

piberoptikz · 03-27-2006, 01:27 AM

Yep, it's normal. As long as your water parameters are in the right conditions, it is normal for leathers to slump sometimes and change figure. When I changed my PC lights into MH nearly two weeks ago, yellow leather slumped and didn't show happiness for nearly two weeks up until today. Although I'd acclimated all the corals to new ligths.

Make sure you don't see any brown or darker spots around the leather. If so, blow if off with a powerhead bacause this fungus seems to kill them.

BTW, DO NOT MOVE THEM TOO MUCH.

Casey · 03-27-2006, 04:49 AM

I see you have him up high you do know they dont require bright light right?

piberoptikz · 03-27-2006, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Casey

I see you have him up high you do know they dont require bright light right?

Mine is sitting at the very top w/ 150W HQI / Actinics and doing really fine. Also when I got it from the LFS it was also sitting up high with Halides and VHO. I did read a lot about this coral online and they were all stating that it requires intense lighting.

- Maybe, it will survive with low lighting but slow growth.

Casey · 03-27-2006, 01:17 PM

na mine was 15 inches when I sold him and was sitting on the bottom of a 24" deep tank dont always believe what you read.

piberoptikz · 03-27-2006, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Casey

na mine was 15 inches when I sold him and was sitting on the bottom of a 24" deep tank dont always believe what you read.

so it seems like no matter where you place it inside the tank it will thrive. ( I don't believe whatever I read , I observe. )

Casey · 03-27-2006, 01:25 PM

Yep it will and talk about easy to frag just us a knife real easy coral to propogate.

piberoptikz · 03-27-2006, 01:28 PM

cutting this cool corals into pieces and attaching it to a piece of rock seems work very well. In a month or so you will have yourself some awesome fiji frags!

Casey · 03-27-2006, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by piberoptikz

cutting this cool corals into pieces and attaching it to a piece of rock seems work very well. In a month or so you will have yourself some awesome fiji frags!

Yep it grows fast,I think the yellows are awesome.

rdaled · 04-20-2006, 11:44 AM

Is it normal for them to shrivel up during the lights out period? And then spread out when the lights come back on?

Does phytoplankton help them at all or do they strictly feed off photosynthesis?

Loverotties · 04-20-2006, 01:53 PM

Sometimes they do it for a day or two!If stays that way.Maybe to much curant.

Casey · 04-20-2006, 01:57 PM

They love phyto just like any other filter feeder.

Sprayin70 · 04-20-2006, 04:14 PM

Leathers are awsome. I feed mine DT's 3 times a week. Also I had a finger leather that would shrink up for no reason. They all do that. Good luck!!!

rdaled · 04-20-2006, 07:05 PM

Mine is shriveled up every morning and comes back out when the lights come on.

Here it is right now...

Hardhead Cat · 04-27-2006, 02:39 PM

Yes, they all shrivel up at night when lights are out. Sometimes they stay that way for a while even when the lights are on, they sulk. They love phyto too.

HHC