yellow finger dying

cannon-ian · 04-27-2008, 12:20 PM

hi i have a leatehe witch i think is dying the flesh seems to be deteriating and leavin white like bones im going to give it a dip but befor i do should i cut the dead looking parts off

cannon-ian · 04-27-2008, 12:41 PM

some pics befor and after it is the one on the right
my water tested
salinity 1024
ph8ppm
ammonia 0ppm
nitrite 0ppm
nitrate 10ppm
calcium 400ppm
i also lost the hammer coral last week all the polops disolved into a red and white slimey mess so i think its protozan disease

lcstorc · 04-27-2008, 01:00 PM

Odd question, but are you sure it is a leather? Mine doesn't have any bones of any kind, I have cut many fingers off and grown them as frags and the entire coral is soft tissue.
Unfortunately I am clueless on this one.

cannon-ian · 04-27-2008, 01:57 PM

its a leather its not bone the fingers are going white and getting skinney where the flesh seems to be peeling

lcstorc · 04-27-2008, 03:07 PM

Could it be sliming? Try blowing off the peeling flesh stuff. Maybe it is an extreme slime. Is there a part that is not affected? Try fragging it so you can at least save a part of the coral.

rmlevasseur · 04-27-2008, 05:51 PM

leathers are so odd. I have a smaller finger leather, and it was turning brown as if diatom were growing on it. I relocated it and shook it rather strongly, and all the brown skinned sloughed off. Now, after 2 weeks of nothing his feeders out out and he seems much happier.

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cannon-ian Tubeworm Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 36 View Gallery Karma Komment	yellow finger dying hi i have a leatehe witch i think is dying the flesh seems to be deteriating and leavin white like bones im going to give it a dip but befor i do should i cut the dead looking parts off

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 17,965 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: yellow finger dying Odd question, but are you sure it is a leather? Mine doesn't have any bones of any kind, I have cut many fingers off and grown them as frags and the entire coral is soft tissue. Unfortunately I am clueless on this one. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

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04-27-2008, 03:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 17,965 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: yellow finger dying Could it be sliming? Try blowing off the peeling flesh stuff. Maybe it is an extreme slime. Is there a part that is not affected? Try fragging it so you can at least save a part of the coral. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

04-27-2008, 05:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
rmlevasseur Achilles Tang Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 837 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: yellow finger dying leathers are so odd. I have a smaller finger leather, and it was turning brown as if diatom were growing on it. I relocated it and shook it rather strongly, and all the brown skinned sloughed off. Now, after 2 weeks of nothing his feeders out out and he seems much happier. __________________ Robert http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ufas-tank.html

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