Leather coral shrinking

[mkbigz]

Hi, my first post hope someone can help, i purchased a lobed leather and it was fine for 2-3 days then shrank and turned a purple green color with no polyp extension, been that way for 6 days, is this normal or is it sick? water parameters are good, running 110w of pcs on 29 gallon. coral is about 8 inches from the top.

 

[meadbhb]

Hiya,
sounds like he's unhappy. Mine shrinks up too when he doesn't like where he is. Try moving him to another place.
Meadbhb

 

[blazehok68]

leathers are funny. they will look beautiful for a couple of days and then all of a sudden they will shrink up and look like they are gonna die for maybe even a couple of weeks. then...it will shed its slime coat and look beautiful again. my advice...give it time and maybe it will come back. i think they also like a moderately higher water flow area so that there slime coat can get washed off. JMO take it or leave it

 

[mkbigz]

well after a hermit munched off all the waxy coating on it i thought for sure it was doomed, much to my suprise the next day it started showing signs of recovery, all in a reefs day i guess.