help with leather question

[saltfishlover]

i recenlty aquired a finger leather. though it looks more like a devils hand. it is about 4" high and has been spreading real good. lately i noticed that it will change from a light tan color to a dark brown/purple. Kind of resemebles the color of a bruised bannana. Is this normal? it does have its polyps extended. i have it put in a llow/med water flow under 2 65w PC 50/50 bulbs. please help.

[Reefmedic79]

What kind of lighting did it come from? I wouldn't worry to much though as darker is normally better for corals as the zoanthelea start to become more abudant in the tissue.

[roberts722]

I would agree with fleet. As long as it continues to look health you should be fine...

[saltfishlover]

it came from a 96W 50/50 2 bulb PC unit. it seems to get lighter by end of day

[EricHugo]

hard to say - could be acclimation yet or a mucus tunic forming.

[romunov]

Zooxathellae having a party perhaps? Do they harbour them? If so, a lot of PO and NO 4. :)

[saltfishlover]

i think it is getting nipped by my damsel. i cant seem to get the bugger out of the tank. thinking of putting in a fish hook. near dark area i see a small piece of it missing, looks like a fresh wound.

[dory2004]

My leather was getting beat to death, and the feather duster kept getting trips around the aquarium by the urchin! I finally got a plastic barnacle thing, used the turkey baster to add sand (and freshen it a little every month.) We put the leather in one hole and a big feather duster in another - they're happy and the other animals can't touch their lower half.

[saltfishlover]

its not the lowr half its the tips of the hand. anyone know any tricks to catching damsels besides removing all the rocks?