keisersosei
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What are the requirements for these corals? I know they need medium light and current but that's all I know. Do they prefer sand or rock? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
Toadstool Leather
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keisersosei
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What about feeding? I have Coralife Invertebrate Smorgasbord, should I be adding that? I have heard of feeding silversides and other solid foods such as brine to corals. Is this necessary? How do I determine where the mouth is?
keisersosei
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Well, it doesn't look like it's going to make it. (see attached) Water conditions are:
pH - 8.4
Nitrate - 0
Nitrite - 0
Ammonia - .25 (was 0 before adding leather)
Calcium - 450
Phosphate - .05
Alkalinity - ~3
I did a 25% water change last night, and this morning this is what the leather looked like. I thought it was getting too much light so I picked it up and moved it down. When I picked it up white stuff came pouring out of the bottom. Is there any hope or is it already dead?
pH - 8.4
Nitrate - 0
Nitrite - 0
Ammonia - .25 (was 0 before adding leather)
Calcium - 450
Phosphate - .05
Alkalinity - ~3
I did a 25% water change last night, and this morning this is what the leather looked like. I thought it was getting too much light so I picked it up and moved it down. When I picked it up white stuff came pouring out of the bottom. Is there any hope or is it already dead?
keisersosei
Member
forgot the attachment
yammer
Member
Sorry to say, but that pic looks pretty bad. Its fairly common for toadstools to take a few days before opening up, but that looks like a total meltdown.
Its unusual for amonia to spike when you just add a single coral. Perhaps you weren't really cycled yet? What conditon was the toadstool in when you bought it? Was it opened up with full polyp extension?
Hopefully you'll get some additional advice from one of the sharks, but the only other possible saving grace is that it only takes a small bit of viable tissue for a new toadstool to form. If you can stabilize your parameters or even set up a hospital tank and move a piece of your toadstool in there it might have a chance to grow into a new one. I have several small ones forming from small pieces of my original that sort of "dripped" off onto the surrounding rock.
Good Luck.
Its unusual for amonia to spike when you just add a single coral. Perhaps you weren't really cycled yet? What conditon was the toadstool in when you bought it? Was it opened up with full polyp extension?
Hopefully you'll get some additional advice from one of the sharks, but the only other possible saving grace is that it only takes a small bit of viable tissue for a new toadstool to form. If you can stabilize your parameters or even set up a hospital tank and move a piece of your toadstool in there it might have a chance to grow into a new one. I have several small ones forming from small pieces of my original that sort of "dripped" off onto the surrounding rock.
Good Luck.
keisersosei
Member
Yes, I am fully cycled. Tank has been set up for about 5 months. It was in good condition -- the first day or two it was open with full polyp extension.
How would I go about cutting some of it off? Would I cut off the good parts and toss the bad? The only place I have to put it is my 10 gallon quarantine tank with a firefish goby. Would this be safe?
How would I go about cutting some of it off? Would I cut off the good parts and toss the bad? The only place I have to put it is my 10 gallon quarantine tank with a firefish goby. Would this be safe?
That leather looks pretty hopeless. The fact that fluid came out of it and now you have an ammonia spike seems to confirm this. You could put the coral in the QT just to be certain that the animal is dead before ditching it, however, you can not do this with other fish in the QT--as the fish would succumb to ammonia and decaying coral as well.
Do you see any part of this coral that looks healthy? If not, then don't propagate.
FYI: Soft corals don't really need hard foods, such as silversides, etc. They live off of suspended organics in the water column. They can benefit from iodine supplementation.
Do you see any part of this coral that looks healthy? If not, then don't propagate.
FYI: Soft corals don't really need hard foods, such as silversides, etc. They live off of suspended organics in the water column. They can benefit from iodine supplementation.
keisersosei
Member
I ordered it from online so I will try to send it back for credit. However, I would like to know the cause of death before I buy another coral (it will be a while, don't worry).
j21kickster
Active Member
when you get it it should be uniform in color (a tan color not fully white) and firm. I winced 
when i saw that picture. It shouldnt look flopy like that and it should heel like ths skin of a toad, if you've ever felt on. Iwouldnt say leather b/c it is somewhat soft. Ok ill shut up about textures now.
when i saw that picture. It shouldnt look flopy like that and it should heel like ths skin of a toad, if you've ever felt on. Iwouldnt say leather b/c it is somewhat soft. Ok ill shut up about textures now.