lazy leather

[Herman]

Well in my new journy into keeping coral I bought some zoos, some star polyps and one leather.

problem is this leather just doesnt seem happy! and to top it off i'm not sure what type he realy is! i have put him on a rock at the top and he barely opened up, then one day i came home from work and one of his roomates must have knocked him off because he was in the shade behind a rock however he looked fairly open!, I would have left him there but he was extremely hidden so I moved him this morning to the front on the bottom in the shade but he still doesnt look happy!
any body have a idea on how too make it happy? all the other corals seem to be extremely happy! in the short time I have had them I can already see growth!

 

[Witfull]

check this thread out

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...n/10975-leather-corals.html?highlight=pouters

 

[Charlie97L]

they can take several days to open up... also what lighting are you running? i would say that if it's a MH, the leather won't like it up at the top, necessarily. my colt coral likes it about midway and over to the side.

 

[Dragon Wrasse]

Some leathers like a little current...my toadstool didn't fully open up until I pointed a power head in its direction...what kind of flow do you have in your tank??

 

[Herman]

Im using a 260 watt compact flouresent on a 55 along with 2 wally-world power heads, I had also been using the original full spectrum light at the same time but i took them down last night, the full spectrum light made the color of the tank a more daylight looking and a warmer color but i deceided that maybe just because I think it looks nicer doesnt mean my corals do! (still have that lazy leather) now it is much more blue looking, dont know I guess i will try it like this for a while if the corals dont like it I will put them back!

 

[Dragon Wrasse]

If your making changes in your tank, lights, flow, ect. it could take a couple three days before your softie decides to come out. If I disrupt my take or make a rock change, my Golden and Toadstool, pout for a couple days the most being four days by my Golden leather as long as its not limp or disolving, I would give it time and maybe try and coach it out with a little Phyto or Zoo.

 

[Witfull]

mine usually respond withj some hand waving,,,,dislodges and thick sliming,,,,i know leathers~ i love them,,but they "tinkle" me at times

 

[Herman]

Just wanted to say thanx all for the advice! I moved my leather to a rather dark area yet he seams to realy like it! he has been looking much better!
guess he just didnt like so much light.

 

[daveat]

you should always start new corals out in a darker area to give them time to acclimate to light changes (so i've been told)