Can you Identify this leather?

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  1. balticbsc3

    balticbsc3 Plankton

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    Hello everyone! I recently recieved some live rock from a friend who was breaking down his tank. There are 4 or 5 leathers on the rocks and he didn't know what kind they were. I was hoping you guys could help. Here they are...

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    Thanks for your help!!
     
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  3. m_lacom99

    m_lacom99 Stylophora

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    How long have they been in the your tank? I'm asking cause i want to know if thats the way they look when they're fully extended or they're still acclimating in your tank.

    Marc.
     
  4. balticbsc3

    balticbsc3 Plankton

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    The Tank that they are in now is his tank. I basically did a 20% water change in moving the tank to my house. They looked like that everytime I saw them at his house and they have been in the tank for a week at my house and that is how they look now.
     
  5. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    Cabbage (aka flower) leather is my guess.
     
  6. Birchell

    Birchell Gigas Clam

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    That is what I would call it. I hope you have enough light. I had a leather along time ago with one 18 watt bulb, :lol:, lets say it didnt last long. Good luck they are a hardy leather,

    Michael
     
  7. m_lacom99

    m_lacom99 Stylophora

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    Thats what i was thinking of but do cabbages get that high off there feet???

    Marc.
     
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  9. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    That I don't know as I've never kept one. I do have a friend that kept a coral that looked just like the one pictured above and he called it a cabbage so I was going on that :)
     
  10. m_lacom99

    m_lacom99 Stylophora

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    Well cabbage it is.... ;)

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  11. balticbsc3

    balticbsc3 Plankton

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    Thanks Everyone for your help.