Toadstool

[Big_Mclargehuge]

Hey! I added a toadstool to my tank about a month ago. The first few days it was open and looked great but since then it starts to open but doesnt want to all the way. My gsp, zoas, and xenia all seem happy. I have a biocube 32 with stock lighting. One wave maker running on pulse on full power. Tank is about 4 months old. Any help would be appreciated, Thanks.

Nitrate 0-5 ppm
Phosphate 0 from what i can tell (ive tried getting nutrients higher by less frequent water changes)
Alk 9.6
Salinity 1.025

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Temp? Is it getting blasted by the powerhead? Leathers are usually very hardy but very temperamental.

 

[JumboShrimp]

I agree. They like a fairly strong flow, to help them occasionally 'shed,' but not a full (or ridiculous) constant blast.

 

[Big_Mclargehuge]

Temp? Is it getting blasted by the powerhead? Leathers are usually very hardy but very temperamental.

Temp is 78. It doesn't seem to be getting blasted. I can't quite figure it out.

 

[JumboShrimp]

Maybe just experiment with placement a little bit (including lighting), and give it more time. Unless it actually looks like it is wasting away(?) I’ve had them go ‘grumpy’ for 3 weeks at a time, even when established in a tank.

 

[Big_Mclargehuge]

Maybe just experiment with placement a little bit (including lighting), and give it more time. Unless it actually looks like it is wasting away(?) I’ve had them go ‘grumpy’ for 3 weeks at a time, even when established in a tank.

It seems healthy just not opening up all the way. I'll probably try moving it. Thanks!

 

[vetteguy53081]

If they don’t get adequate light and water flow, the skin will glaze over and they then get moody
Using a turkey baster, blow over the top of the toadstool and increase water flow a little and it should perk up

 

[Glass Algae]

I tried moving my Lobo from the substrate to the rock it wasn't very happy nor could I get it to stay, so I moved it to the substrate and for a few days I was sure I ticked it off to the point I may have permanently damaged it.

It shed yesterday and opened today and it looks like it doubled.

Could be about to shed cause mine didnt look glossy. I just saw the skin shedding one day

 

[JumboShrimp]

Sounds like a plan. I have more than one kind of leather in the tank, as generally speaking, a tank full of softies, well, it’s hard to get them all looking good at the same time. It seems like they ‘take turns.’ Lol!

 

[Big_Mclargehuge]

If they don’t get adequate light and water flow, the skin will glaze over and they then get moody
Using a turkey baster, blow over the top of the toadstool and increase water flow a little and it should perk up

Thanks. I'll definitely try that!

 

[Big_Mclargehuge]

Sounds like a plan. I have more than one kind of leather in the tank, as generally speaking, a tank full of softies, well, it’s hard to get them all looking good at the same time. It seems like they ‘take turns.’ Lol!

Haha yep!