Cabbage leather making a come back?

Discussion in 'Soft Corals' started by Reef Queen, Sep 1, 2011.

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  1. Reef Queen

    Reef Queen Feather Duster

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    Ok so i have read in the past of people dropping leathers behind rocks and finding them months later looking pretty dead, but after a few days they sprung back to life...has anyone had this happen? I was trying to reaarange 1 small rock today and wouldnt you know the whole dang left side of of my rock wall fell down!!! which is at least 120 pounds just on that side, bahhh, At least no one was hurt in the land slide lol. anyway as i was trying to get it all back together (and of coarse it ended up no where near as nicely stacked as i had it)i found i good size cabbage leather way in the back, this thing has had to be there for a good 3-4 months...no clue how he even got there but i have so much cabbage that im not surprised i didnt notice him missing. Any way i have never had a coral (or even a fish) die on me so i do not know what to expect. I was under the assumpion that if they were dead they kind of desentigrated(spelling?) when touched...which is not the case with this guy at all, he feels just like my other leathers but looks like crap. I left him in a place where he will get lots of light and a good flow but was that a hopeless gesture? Like i said i have a lot of this stuff so if its a lost cause i wont miss him much, but if theres a chance to save him ill take it! If so should i move him to my biocube where theres no fish to bug him and only a few other corals or just leave him be?

    Thanks guys (and gals);)
     
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  3. JJL

    JJL Purple Tang

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    Just leave it be for now, but gve it good flow. It definately could come back, leathers are very hardy.
     
  4. Reef Queen

    Reef Queen Feather Duster

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    Yeah thats what i figured, i think he will make a full recovery...hes already looking a little better, poor guy lol. TY