Cabbage Leather going to make it? Anything I can do?

[Probiesmasher]

Hi All,

Have a green cabbage leather in my tank that has been doing pretty well for the past few months. Went on vacation for a week and came back to a small rock laying on top of it, which a fish must've knocked over, ( I blame my bull in a China Shop Blenny). I removed the rock, and it seems to have some flesh deteriorating, and exposed tenticles, with a lot of brown spots. Do you think this would eventually grow back given time, or is it best to just remove it and move on? Or any other advice on the situation (aside from gluing that pesky in place for the future!)? TIA

 

[fishguy242]

Hi pic under white light will help.

 

[JumboShrimp]

I'm not saying it's "not"-- but just from that one photo-- are you 'sure' that's a cabbage leather?

 

[Uncle99]

Whatever it is, put it back exactly where he fell from.
This will abate further stress.
That should give the best chance.
Maybe kill the Aptasia to the right, he can “sting” (bother] corals,

 

[vetteguy53081]

Has to be at mid tank or a little above under moderate light and medium water flow
Likely at its present location getting literally no flow and light

 

[Probiesmasher]

Hi pic under white light will help.

The first pic is the one the rock fell on, second being a different frag, roughly the color/size it was prior.

 

[Probiesmasher]

Has to be at mid tank or a little above under moderate light and medium water flow
Likely at its present location getting literally no flow and light

Oh really? I initally had them roughly mid tank, but for the longest time it stayed closed up so decided to move it to the bed, from there it seems to have been thriving along with my other 2 cabbage frags.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Oh really? I initally had them roughly mid tank, but for the longest time it stayed closed up so decided to move it to the bed, from there it seems to have been thriving along with my other 2 cabbage frags.

Flow is big with this leather- also iron in water

 

[Probiesmasher]

Whatever it is, put it back exactly where he fell from.
This will abate further stress.
That should give the best chance.
Maybe kill the Aptasia to the right, he can “sting” (bother] corals,

Sorry, I sound confused in the original post. The cabbage leather has been on the tank bed, there was a small rock that had fallen off my rockwork onto the coral. Thats definitely being glued down. And that aptasia wasn't there prevacation, so also been erradicated

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

I agree cabbage coral mid to high lvl and med high flow.
Awsome coral. Looks healthy in the last pic.
D

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Mines kinda bleached rn from a tank transfer or I'd share mine. Lol
D

 

[JumboShrimp]

Yep. I can see from the ‘before’ photo it’s a cabbage. It really got clocked pretty good by the rock, I guess.

 

[fishguy242]

The first pic is the one the rock fell on, second being a different frag, roughly the color/size it was prior.

need to slice off dying tissue,keep in mod to high flow for recovery.

 

[Probiesmasher]

Yep. I can see from the ‘before’ photo it’s a cabbage. It really got clocked pretty good by the rock, I guess.

Yeah, usually it shrinks down like that when shedding its waxy tissue every now and then, but then unfurls back out, but I'm definitely not sure how long its been sitting under that rock though which is what worries me lol. I'm sure it's noggin was bonked something fierce.

 

[Saltwater2370]

I think it looks great, it should do fine. I have a baby cabbage coral that got sliced off by my pencil urchin and it was cool because I got a new frag and I left it alone and it recovered. I have it next to it’s parents and they are kept low on the short rock work and do amazing.

 

[Saltwater2370]

I think it looks great, it should do fine. I have a baby cabbage coral that got sliced off by my pencil urchin and it was cool because I got a new frag and I left it alone and it recovered. I have it next to it’s parents and they are kept low on the short rock work and do amazing.

I also see your cabbage coral has a lot of green on it, mine turns green all the time then I know it’s healthy and growing.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Here's mine. It's just a tan colored one.
D