Finger Leather Dead?

[Chibils]

For Christmas, I was given a large three-headed finger leather. After acclimating it, I went to put it in my tank. As soon as it was submerged, the current began to loose large mucus-like strands into the water.

Is that a stress thing, or is it dead?

[Chibils]

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[supervdl]

Leather corals are known to do this. Do you have a pic? Based on your description I wouldn't worry. It should open in a couple of days.

[Agu]

After the stress of being moved leather corals will often shrink down and shed a thick mucous coating. It's perfectly normal. Good parameters and moderate flow to remove the mucous should be all that's needed for it to look better in a couple of days.

[Chibils]

I thought that it was normal, but it's a large leather and didn't want it to nuke the tank.

Thanks.

[gatordoc]

Not dead. Give it time and it will be nicer than ever...