Leather resurrection

[florida joe]

This situation has been talked about a number of times but as the saying goes “a picture is worth a thousand words” I thought I would take new reef hobbyists through the proses of leather corals sloughing-off a thin top layer of tissue by posting pictures as my leather goes through this proses. As we know the leather does this not as a regenerative action but one that serves to rid the coral's surface of accumulated waste, debris and algae. In the first picture the leather looks like is it on its way out, in the second tentacles can be seen as the top layer of tissue is removed. This is over a two day period I will post a picture every day until the coral is fully back to normal
As a side note sorry to disappoint you meowzer I am sure the title of this thread had you all fired up

 

[meowzer]

BTW....My yellow leather recently died.....I thought it was "sloughing" too....and needed help so I put a small PH on it.....BUT.....what I think really happened is...it was right above 2 LARGE bubble tip anemones.....so thinking it got stung

 

[florida joe]

Quote:
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///t/393642/leather-resurrection#post_3502578

BTW....My yellow leather recently died.....I thought it was "sloughing" too....and needed help so I put a small PH on it.....BUT.....what I think really happened is...it was right above 2 LARGE bubble tip anemones.....so thinking it got stung

Sorry about your coral and sorry to use the words resurrection and tentacles In the same post I know how you tend to let you mind wonder

 

[florida joe]

11/30/2012
1:27 pm

 

[mr. limpid]

Joe great caption of the leather molting, never had one good to know if I ever do. One thing I noticed from what Meowzer said, is that your leather looks smaller on the side facing the disc coral. Do you think it is being stung by its sweepers?

 

[reefr]

it's.....ALIVEEEE!!!!!

 

[florida joe]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Limpid http:///t/393642/leather-resurrection#post_3502678
Joe great caption of the leather molting, never had one good to know if I ever do. One thing I noticed from what Meowzer said, is that your leather looks smaller on the side facing the disc coral. Do you think it is being stung by its sweepers?
Good observation my friend but I do not think this is the case The tentacles of the Fungia species are short and pointed. And I do not think they would come close to any contact with the leather I will try to get a pic of my disk coral feeding

 

[spanko]

Conversely what is the flow pattern in that area? We know that leather coral do give off some chemicals that may be adverse to other coral, especially when sloughing. Do you think there may something that may afffect the plate?
For Lois!!!

 

[florida joe]

I don’t think the plate is adversely affected by the leather the distance between the two is actually only about ½ inch but I have had problems when I placed leather coral to close to Acropora
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Originally Posted by spanko http:///t/393642/leather-resurrection#post_3502728
Conversely what is the flow pattern in that area? We know that leather coral do give off some chemicals that may be adverse to other coral, especially when sloughing. Do you think there may something that may afffect the plate?
For Lois!!!