my new leather question

[kccfarm]

i have a new leather actually its my first coral i bought it on saturday it hasnt opened or took root yet not sure if i did something wrong or if this is normal thanks for any feed back

 

[Jimbo662]

some leathers can take several weeks to open up. what type is it? i have a toadstool that took over two months.

 

[kccfarm]

Not sure it looks like a mushroom

 

[fishroomlady]

yes, it's normal for a toadstool to not open right away

 

[kccfarm]

OK I'll be more patient then

 

[kccfarm]

How long before they attach them self's to the rock my hermit crabs nocked it out of the hole I had it in tonight

 

[fishroomlady]

I should have probably not assumed you had a toadstool but they look like a big mushroom. It can take some time for a leather to attach....I would glue it

 

[kccfarm]

OK thank you

 

[Jimbo662]

got a pic of it?

 

[kccfarm]

 

[kccfarm]

This was about a hour ago

 

[Jimbo662]

yep, looks like a toadstool to me.

 

[miyags]

Look like its starting to open.They also like a gentle flow across them. A little dab of superglue to hold it in place.

 

[Adrock]

they attach rather quickly 3-7 days from my experience , I like to use 100% white cotton thread very easy and safe for your aquarium and with in a few days you usually can take off the thread, also some time in low flow places in your aquarium they can attach quickly as well . I would find out the water parameters from were the coral came from and see if you nee to make any adjustments good luck with the new addition

 

[kccfarm]

It has opened today very excited now I need another to put in

 

[Jimbo662]

That's great!

 

[zoa1988]

glad to hear that it has opened up for you gl with your tank

 

[DiscoDave]

That looks amazing mate, thing thats one for me too, i bought a green finger leather as my first coral a few week ago, that was already attatched to a piece of rock, it took that quite a while to settle in but opens up and shows its polyps now.