Finger leather help!

fox0521 · Jan 19, 2021

Hello!

I added this finger leather a few weeks ago along with a toadstool leather and Kenya trees. The finger leather is not doing well at all. See pictures below, at times it’s stalk was long as if it were “stretching” towards the light, now it is small and limp. It’s never had much polyp extension, but now it has none at all. How can I help it? What placement (lighting/flow) should I try for optimal health?

xxkenny90xx · Jan 21, 2021

I would just leave it alone. They can get temperamental for loong periods of time (weeks) and then one day just bounce back

sergifed91 · Jan 21, 2021

I have a devils hand. It is real temperamental. It took 6 months for it to open up. I did a wc today and it closed up. And didn't reopen. Should be happy tomorrow.

Sharkbait19 · Apr 8, 2021

In my experience lobophytum are the most temperamental leathers. Just give it time.

DeniseAndy · Apr 8, 2021

Mine is a big baby. I had it low in the tank and it pouted by throwing off bits of itself. Then I moved it up to middle with nice flow and it was out and happy, not throwing out babies. Then, a maxi mini anemone moved in a bit too close. It is now unhappy again. Darn thing.

As long as nothing is around yours, it will eventually adjust. They seem to like a good turbulent flow.

fox0521 · Apr 8, 2021

I have since upgraded tanks, and this leather has moved around quite a bit. It’s finally stopped shedding again, and is starting to open up again! We’ll see how long before it closes up and sheds again :rolleyes::)

sergifed91 · Apr 8, 2021

I got a devil's hand and had sbreef light 16 inch basic. Everything was happy except for the devils hand. For over a year it never opened up. I switch to ai 26 hi believe arethe lights and now it opens every day.

elcapitan1993 · May 18, 2021

fox0521 said:
I have since upgraded tanks, and this leather has moved around quite a bit. It’s finally stopped shedding again, and is starting to open up again! We’ll see how long before it closes up and sheds again :rolleyes::)

Do you mind telling me what type of coral this is? I just got something that looks like this but clearish pink instead of green