- Location
- long island
If a leathers foot is like ripping off is it dead??
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- Thread starter highboost91
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- Location
- Bronx/Westchester
do you have a pic? Is it a new frag that perhaps didnt attach to a rock yet?
- Location
- long island
No got from a friend who upgraded and left coral in a plastic tub for a few days with a s***** light
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- Location
- long island
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- Location
- South Hackensack, NJ
I'd shut off all pumps and powerheads and attempt to move it. If it's dead it will pretty much disintegrate ands fall part. It will also stink to no end. Slowly and carefully remove it without allowing too much of it to fall off you may want to do a small WC.
- Location
- Bronx/Westchester
Yeah the bottom looks pretty bad. What I would do is cut the bad part, literally chop it. And put the leather on a rock and let it re attach a healthy stem to the rock.
- Location
- long island
You think itll be ok?
+1...that's what I'd suggest
- Location
- long island
- Location
- long island
What do you guys think?
- Location
- long island
Anyone??
how many answers do you need?
Hi highboost, you can possibly safe it, but as already mentioned you have to cut away the bad portion of the stem. Cut a little above the diseased part. I would also dip it in a "Coral Disinfectant" before placing it back in the tank. If you have a hospital tank that would be better.
My "Tyree Neon Green Toadstool" multiplies by dropping babies from it's mantle, and ends up looking like the one in your last pic. Don't give up on your's just yet. Just keep a close eye on it. If you see it start to deteriorate pull it from you system. By deteriorate I do not mean slough-thing off a thin layer (which leathers do), but actually disintegrating (as in falling apart in to pieces).
Hope that helps..
My "Tyree Neon Green Toadstool" multiplies by dropping babies from it's mantle, and ends up looking like the one in your last pic. Don't give up on your's just yet. Just keep a close eye on it. If you see it start to deteriorate pull it from you system. By deteriorate I do not mean slough-thing off a thin layer (which leathers do), but actually disintegrating (as in falling apart in to pieces).
Hope that helps..
- Location
- Queens/Flushing/Whitestone/NYC
Leather are easy coral, if it's not doing well you might want to look into what's wrong with the tank, something's gotta to be off for a leather to start dying.
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