Leather coral closed.

[John A!10]

So I bought a finger leather coral frag 5 days ago and it opened up the next morning. Today the polyps began to recede and are now completely gone. My gsp and Xenia are good my parameter are also good. They say it’s normal for them to shed, but mine is not shedding it just retracted it’s polyps. It has good flow and lighting.

 

[kichimark]

Mine retracts the polyps when in shed. Give it some time.

 

[cngh]

agree with above. give it time. it is not unusual for leathers to go into "shed" mode a few days after a major event (in this case, being added to your tank). it may stay closed for a few days or a week before you start to see the actual shedding. once the shedding starts, it could go on for a day or more, depending how big the coral is. you can turkey baste the shed to speed it along, or keep it in high/moderate flow.

leathers are pretty hardy, so unless you have terrible water quality, it'll be fine.

 

[DeniseAndy]

They can be big babies. They will close up on and off, shed, grow, stay closed because you did not say happy birthday on the right day. Give it time. Should pull through.

 

[John A!10]

Still not open... My params are good. Good flow. And the coral still looks healthy other than the fact that the polyps aren’t out. I think I saw some slime on it yesterday. I’m scared to add anything to the water which might tick it off more. Can I add some carbon? To help with the slime it releases.

 

[rwreef]

Sometimes they can closed for several days. Point a powerhead in the leathers direction. Sometimes this helps with shedding. I assume you lights parameters are all good.

 

[sp1187]

a watched pot never boils.
a watched leather never opens.
ignore it.

 

[ZoWhat]

Mine retracts the polyps when in shed. Give it some time.

+1

expect this a lot as it grows

 

[John A!10]

Sometimes they can closed for several days. Point a powerhead in the leathers direction. Sometimes this helps with shedding. I assume you lights parameters are all good.

Lots of slime coming off as I write this message. Polyps starting to open. Should I turkey baste to help, and could I run carbon?

 

[DeniseAndy]

Run some carbon. I always run carbon in my leather tanks. They can be pretty noxious. You can turkey baster it off, but give it a chance to do it itself. Make sure plenty of flow.

 

[John A!10]

Great. Thanks for the responses and help!

 

[John A!10]

Half of it is open the other half is closed. The closed side is the one with more flow. Should I change the flow?

 

[vetteguy53081]

they are big on water flow
It’s a good part of reason when not shedding that they film over
Chemipure blue is a good addition to filter to polish water, absorb toxins and keep nitrate and phosphate in check.
Direct water flow towards them, Not at Them