Is this a fungus on my leather?

Leather hasn't opened at all today, and this is the first time these spots have shown up. Almost looks like a fungus... Anyone know what it is? I'm going to be doing a coral disinfectant dip on it tonight, but I want to know what this is.

It might be getting ready to shed. When they get ready to do that they stay closed for a few days.

Is shedding a good or bad thing?

looks normal to me... what type of leather? toadstool?

and whats a "coral disinfectant"

ahhh shedding is normal, no idea why they do it but its like when a shrimp molts, sloughs the skin off and comes back all fresh and clean

Originally Posted by Saltcreep

...and whats a "coral disinfectant"

I have a coral disinfectant reef deep I got from the Seachem booth at SEAMAX this year. It's worked really well on a lot of my corals that have has irritation or bad hitchhikers. I got a zoa colony that has a nice family of red flatworms on a portion of the rock. After dipping it in this stuff, they were all dead at the bottom ^_^

I believe the seachem disinfectant is an iodine based dip, which is a good dip and it appears they are accurate in their description of "disinfectant" as iodine dips are usually used for bacterial or fungal infections and are best used on soft corals (since they are more susceptible to these illnesses)

But I can't help remember you saying you've had poor luck with sps's? Are you dipping them in this too?? If so, I would try another dip.

Dips are or should be specific to the most common illness/ parasite to a certain coal, for example, leathers get bacterial often so it would make sense to use an iodine dip, while stonies are more prone to bring AEFW or red bugs into your system, so you'd wanna use dips for that on those.

While iodine may kill flatworms, it may not be the best choice for stonies. With the exception of Long tentacle plates- as they are also very sensitive to bacteria infections, especially if they get torn in shipping or handling.

Anyway, just FWI for future reference if you didn't already know...

Originally Posted by Tizzo

...But I can't help remember you saying you've had poor luck with sps's? Are you dipping them in this too?? If so, I would try another dip.

Dips are or should be specific to the most common illness/ parasite to a certain coal, for example, leathers get bacterial often so it would make sense to use an iodine dip, while stonies are more prone to bring AEFW or red bugs into your system, so you'd wanna use dips for that on those.

While iodine may kill flatworms, it may not be the best choice for stonies. With the exception of Long tentacle plates- as they are also very sensitive to bacteria infections, especially if they get torn in shipping or handling.

Anyway, just FWI for future reference if you didn't already know...

Oh man, I'm glad you said something! I HAD used the Seachem dip on a monti and a torch. The torch seems to be just fine, as is the monti, but now that I know it's more suited for softies, I'll have to look into getting a dip for my stony's. Thanks for letting me know!!

I dip all my stones in flatworms exit. When red bugs are going around or reported in my area I do the interceptor dip but thats a pain. It the stony comes on a rock, I cut the rock away and I look at the coral in natural sunlight for parasites or eggs.

I take a bowl of tank water and sit on my front porch staring at the stick. I know the neighbors think I'm on drugs, lol

Originally Posted by Tizzo

...I know the neighbors think I'm on drugs, lol

That's okay, I'm sure my neighbors think I DEAL drugs, with the amount of people that are always coming to my place for frags, and either leaving with something in a plastic baggy, or bringing me something in a plastic baggy and leaving with cash in hand :P Sometimes they even leave with a white styrofoam box

Oh that's funny!! I met a guy on another forum that said after he washed his skimmer in his front yard he started getting the cold shoulder from his used to be friendly neighbors... He confronted one of them and they said after they saw him washing his "BONG" they realized they were no longer compatible!! It was a seaclone. Anyway after he showed them what he was actually washing, they were friendly again but he didn't want any more to do with them.

It was o long time ago, otherwise I'd try to find the thread, lol

Originally Posted by Tizzo

Oh that's funny!! I met a guy on another forum that said after he washed his skimmer in his front yard he started getting the cold shoulder from his used to be friendly neighbors... He confronted one of them and they said after they saw him washing his "BONG" they realized they were no longer compatible!! It was a seaclone. Anyway after he showed them what he was actually washing, they were friendly again but he didn't want any more to do with them.

It was o long time ago, otherwise I'd try to find the thread, lol

Oh my goodness!! That's too funny!! Good for him though for not having anything to do with his neighbors. I'd shun them right back, too!

LOL thats a big bong. My neighbors would think I was washing a potato gun... Oh no, what he got now?

so you're not supposed to wash your bong in the front yard? hmmmm I wonder if that's why they look at me funny

lol

Originally Posted by rgrking

so you're not supposed to wash your bong in the front yard? hmmmm I wonder if that's why they look at me funny

Originally Posted by rgrking

so you're not supposed to wash your bong in the front yard? hmmmm I wonder if that's why they look at me funny

lol!!

Originally Posted by rgrking

so you're not supposed to wash your bong in the front yard? hmmmm I wonder if that's why they look at me funny

I think they were cause you weren't sharing.

Originally Posted by Pat B

I think they were cause you weren't sharing.

well I leave the windows cracked

crack me up!