HELP! Elephant Ear Leather going downhill!

Mine does that about once every 2 or 3 weeks, but it is much smaller, and usually lasts 24 hours or so. There's nothing climbing on it obviously, so I'd say it is indeed shedding. And when it sheds, it leans just like yours, and looks just as sad. Oh...BTW, I'm by no means an expert.

 

I've had one close up for a couple weeks and when it got around to it, it opened up again and was fine.

 

check your nitrates, mine would always do that if the nitrates were getting higher than it liked

 

I have one of those too, bud. I was told that they can close up and shed for weeks at a time. Mine did that for a week, and has since gone outta control as far as growth concerns go.
Don't know how much that helps, but I'm told it's normal.

 

Have you already tried increasing flow to help it slough off the mucus? Sometimes this helps speed up the shed.

 

Mine is doing this right now. I thought it was dead at one point since it was a couple weeks during a previous incident but it came back around. I did not know bout the nitrates however. Will check.

 

I had this happen to one of my Leathers about 3 months ago. I read and read and read about it online and ask people on here about it. Everyone told me that more then likely its growing/molting. I read that is called a sulking period and this can last up to a month from what I have read. During this time they are growing and come out bigger and better. Wish i would have keep all the links I went through to find the info. From what I have read leathers are the hardest to kill. I have the Neon green tip leather and didn't want to lose it. It went about two weeks and then came back and looked great. I just moved it to my 75gl after selling my 29gal setup and it was not happy until i put it just under the return pump spout. They seem to like lots of water movement I know that for sure. At least the two leathers i have do.

Here it is sulking:


Then after it sulked


Hope this helps.

 

Its ok. They do that! Its a wierd phenomena. I think its so they can shed encrusting organisms. Does it look kinda waxy? I could never explain why mine would do it and for how long. It can do this for weeks. Surprised it hasn't before given its size...

 

Its ok. They do that! Its a wierd phenomena. I think its so they can shed encrusting organisms. Does it look kinda waxy? I could never explain why mine would do it and for how long. It can do this for weeks. Surprised it hasn't before given its size...

 

I had this happen to mine and i tossed it. When you take it out it will be one of the worst smells ever. idk what happened.

 

Yeah mine wasn't that big and i let it sit for a couple days but the stalk of mine was also doing this and it started to actually fall off the rock.

 

Yea, that does not look good lol... I'm clueless at this point. Good luck, bud

 

I think he is saying its making a rebound