Quick ID on a leather

[milhous3er]

Just trying to get a positive ID on this leather coral. When I bought it, it was labeled as a toadstool leather, as it had its distinctive cup shape, but rather small. Over the 2 months its been in my tank, its slowley formed itself into a plate like leather. The surface is still tough and leathery, so its not sick.

Params for Jimbo
ammo- 0
nitrite- 0
nitrate- 0
ph- 8.0
SG- 1.025
temp- 80
250w MH, bulb less than 2 weeks

Stays in light, but not direct light.

Thanks for the help !!

 

[melosu58]

Hard for me to tell but it does not look like toadstool. Any chance of a more close up pic.

 

[milhous3er]

Mike this is the best I can do without getting it out of the water. My camera is nothing to brag about, sorry. I'll do my best !!

 

[milhous3er]

Those bumps are little polyps that come and go. Kinda like the polyps on my finger leather, just not as many.

 

[AMDPhenomX4]

Cabbage leather?

 

[Jimbo7]

Params for Jimbo
ammo- 0
nitrite- 0
nitrate- 0
ph- 8.0
SG- 1.025
temp- 80
250w MH, bulb less than 2 weeks
Thanks for the help !!

Looks like a cabbage leather to me. Toadstools usually have a "trunk" and long polyps, neither of which I'm seeing, but it is a little blurry.

EDIT: AMD you beat me by like 30 seconds. Jerk.

 

[melosu58]

Looks like a cauliflower cabbage leather to me also. Mine`s not new but here is mine after about 8 yrs.

 

[milhous3er]

Thanks. So would I treat it the same as most leathers, medium flow, mid-high light ??

 

[Jimbo7]

Yup!, From LA:

Care Level: Easy
Temperament: Semi-aggressive
Lighting: Moderate to High
Waterflow: Medium to Strong
Placement: Top
Water Conditions: 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, sg 1.023-1.025
Color Form: Tan
Supplements: Strontium, Iodine, Trace Elements
Origin: Fiji, Indonesia, Maldives
Family: Alcyoniidae

 

[mandarinlove]

Cabbage