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Leather Splitting

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Topic: Leather Splitting

Posted By: WhiteReef
Subject: Leather Splitting
Date Posted: April 30 2003 at 2:12pm

I have a Royal Crown/Frilly Leather Coral and it has been a great coral in my tank. A few months ago it started to do something really odd. It is pulling the crown apart and is forming multiple stocks - at least that is what it appears to be. Is this normal behavior for leather corals?

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Richard

Former 47G Column Reef, Magna
20" x 18" x 31"H

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Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: May 03 2003 at 1:18pm

That is not typical.

If the flesh where it is splitting is normal looking then congratulations! If it is not normal looking then I offer my condolences! There are some things you can do for a sick Sarcophyton.

How many stalks are there now? Of course cutting each one off would be a way to propagate, but it would be neat to see an image, if you can post or email it.

Posted By: jenjardu
Date Posted: May 06 2003 at 12:33pm

I picked up a leather from the last coral cutting seminar that may be doing the same. There are no deffinately deffined stalks but when it "blooms" (not sure about correct terminology) there are 3 noticeable segments where it folds every time. Not sure if this helps but thought I'd let ya know.

Posted By: WhiteReef
Date Posted: May 12 2003 at 7:23am

Mark,

Well, I belive that the flesh where it is separating is normal looking. Currently I have about 3 main stems on it. Also I have about 2 or so smaller stems on it. I just cut one of the smaller ones off as it was only being held on by a thread. What it does in some of the locations is form a hole in the crown and then slowly separate that piece away from the main colony. In the other locations it just slowly split the crown and stem apart.

I would love to take a picture of it, but every time I try to take pictures with my auto-focus 35m camera I waste tons of film for nothing. I'll see if I can round up a digital camera and post the pictures.

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Richard

Former 47G Column Reef, Magna
20" x 18" x 31"H