Need Id and advice of coral placement.

[Clownshow]

My parents picked me up some new corals and the owner threw in a freebie I think its a frogspawn but I am not sure. Also where should I place them? I have them down low on the sand right now to adjust to the light.

I also am wondering how to attach the leather coral to rock.

 

[Alexopora]

Looks like a branching hammer. I think its current location is fine and just give it a good mild flow. You want to see its tentacles gently swaying or bouncing. It will take a while for it to fully expand and just monitor for any flatworms on its skeleton.

 

[Alexopora]

As for leather corals, glueing them almost always ends in them slipping out due to their slime. I suggest you get a rubberband and fix the leather to the rock. Make sure its not too tight that it will cut the coral into two but just tight enough that the coral cant escape.

 

[Clownshow]

As for leather corals, glueing them almost always ends in them slipping out due to their slime. I suggest you get a rubberband and fix the leather to the rock. Make sure its not too tight that it will cut the coral into two but just tight enough that the coral cant escape.

So they rubber band won't hurt it? I always cringe when I get a little rough with a coral.

 

[Alexopora]

So they rubber band won't hurt it? I always cringe when I get a little rough with a coral.

It shouldnt, just make sure its not to tight. Leathers are quite resilient.

 

[Clownshow]

It shouldnt, just make sure its not to tight. Leathers are quite resilient.

Sounds good.

 

[Clownshow]

It shouldnt, just make sure its not to tight. Leathers are quite resilient.

Well I have a problem I went to attach it but it just has a blunt bottom and nothing to put the rubber band around.

 

[Alexopora]

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Well I have a problem I went to attach it but it just has a blunt bottom and nothing to put the rubber band around.

Could you share a picture of the leather coral.

 

[Clownshow]

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Could you share a picture of the leather coral.

Here you go.

 

[krash7172]

Nice. Looks like a Devil's Hand. Rubber band is the way to go. Just make sure it is only tight enough to hold it to the rock you want it to attach to and not blow away or it will cut through it. It's easier in a low flow area. You don't need the blunt base to attach directly. The side of the base will attach just fine and the coral will grow as it wants regardless.

Here is a leather I recently bought. Attached in less than 1 week.

 

[Clownshow]

Nice. Looks like a Devil's Hand. Rubber band is the way to go. Just make sure it is only tight enough to hold it to the rock you want it to attach to and not blow away or it will cut through it. It's easier in a low flow area. You don't need the blunt base to attach directly. The side of the base will attach just fine and the coral will grow as it wants regardless.

Here is a leather I recently bought. Attached in less than 1 week.

Alright I'll try again tomorrow

 

[krash7172]

It can be a little tricky the first time you do it. It will shrink when you handle it and then get bigger while it acclimates making the band tighter. It is pretty tight in my pic after about 5 days so I cut it off. I actually stuck the base in a hole in the rock which is why I think it attached so quickly. It swelled and got stuck

 

[Clownshow]

Just curious are these guys suposed to have polyps?

 

[krash7172]

Yeah. It took mine almost 2 weeks before I saw polyps (yesterday).