Leather coral help

[earlysteven]

i really want to but this big guy are they hard to keep ? It's only ten bucks.

 

[Spechty37]

That was one of my first corals it came with some live rock I bought. I didn't even know what it was lol. I asked someone on here and they told me to put it in front of my power head so I did now look at it it's cool looking now

 

[Spechty37]

Buy it.

 

[earlysteven]

Lol ok I just bought it I'm so excited

 

[earlysteven]

Wow nice

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

That was one of my first corals it came with some live rock I bought. I didn't even know what it was lol. I asked someone on here and they told me to put it in front of my power head so I did now look at it it's cool looking now View attachment 235571

That's a torch, not a toadstool.

 

[earlysteven]

What is the name of mine and what is lighting and current specs?

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

What is the name of mine and what is lighting and current specs?

Yours is a toadstool leather. Low to moderate light and flow.

 

[earlysteven]

Thank you sir I appreciate you so much

 

[earlysteven]

Dumb question but why is the prickly things not out on mine?

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

Hard to tell, could be the clowns annoying it, could be a light issue, could be a water quality issue, etc...

 

[Smoothmullet]

Could be just a new home. They will do that every now and then. It will shed also.

 

[Psychocircus91]

mine took about 24 hours to open. Is this your first coral? What lighting do you have?

 

[earlysteven]

Ok thanks I was just curious

 

[earlysteven]

I have mushrooms but ya he is my first I have 1400 watts almost from metal halides

 

[Psychocircus91]

I have mushrooms but ya he is my first I have 1400 watts almost from metal halides

Leathers are pretty tough. Mine retracts it's polyps for a half day or longer sometimes for seemingly no reason. Probably nothing to worry about.

 

[earlysteven]

Ok sweet that's a relieve thank you

 

[Spechty37]

Mines not a torch it's a toad it looks just like the one in the other photo when the tenticals or what ever there called aren't out I had it for about a month before they came out. Someone told me to put it directly in front of my power head and I did and in about three days they started coming out.

 

[bkushy]

Can u post a pic of it closed up at night? Just curious what it looks like because in that picture it sure looks like a torch. Is the "stalk" hard or soft?? With that being said I can't see a torch being happy directly in front of a power head would it?

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[Spechty37]

not the best pic but what do you think