Toadstool peeling/ shedding / dying Help!!

\Clownfish/ · 09/17/2010, 08:48 AM

I recently purchased a small toadstool from LiveAquaria it has been doin very well till today. The TS came attached to some live rock which it was attacted to, till today morning, It broke off from the base of the stem and at the tip where the polyps come out. Its peeling and i can see something yellow underneath it. What should i do?

i will try to put a picture up as soon as i can

DustinB · 09/17/2010, 09:55 AM

Put up a picture. Toadstools do shed at times, but that doesn't sound like what's going on here.

\Clownfish/ · 09/17/2010, 10:31 AM

before i left home i did notice its on at the tip of the TS not all.. and its breaking apart but only in that small area should i cut it off

Sk8r · 09/17/2010, 11:52 AM

Cutting a leather to remove a rotten spot is ok. Run carbon in your filter when you do, because wounded leathers 'spit' angry chemicals that will irritate everything. Ok to lift it out of the water to 'operate' on it.

As a possible cause of this, check your water parameters. if your alkalinity is off, it can annoy leathers and other softies.

Good parameters are in my sig. If you need further water stability help, ask.

\Clownfish/ · 09/17/2010, 03:07 PM

well i finally removed the toadstool but i did place it in frag tank.. it all crumpled up..except part of the stem and where the poypls come out.. should i throw it away or is there a chance that it can grow again..its hard but still soft and wont crumble away

DustinB · 09/17/2010, 03:23 PM

Post a picture....

09/17/2010, 08:48 AM	#1
\Clownfish/ Saltwater Beginner $\Clownfish/'s Avatar$ Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Anemone Posts: 629	Toadstool peeling/ shedding / dying Help!! I recently purchased a small toadstool from LiveAquaria it has been doin very well till today. The TS came attached to some live rock which it was attacted to, till today morning, It broke off from the base of the stem and at the tip where the polyps come out. Its peeling and i can see something yellow underneath it. What should i do? i will try to put a picture up as soon as i can __________________ Keep your friends close, and your anemones closer.
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09/17/2010, 10:31 AM	#3
\Clownfish/ Saltwater Beginner $\Clownfish/'s Avatar$ Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Anemone Posts: 629	before i left home i did notice its on at the tip of the TS not all.. and its breaking apart but only in that small area should i cut it off __________________ Keep your friends close, and your anemones closer.
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09/17/2010, 11:52 AM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Cutting a leather to remove a rotten spot is ok. Run carbon in your filter when you do, because wounded leathers 'spit' angry chemicals that will irritate everything. Ok to lift it out of the water to 'operate' on it. As a possible cause of this, check your water parameters. if your alkalinity is off, it can annoy leathers and other softies. Good parameters are in my sig. If you need further water stability help, ask. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

09/17/2010, 03:07 PM	#5
\Clownfish/ Saltwater Beginner $\Clownfish/'s Avatar$ Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Anemone Posts: 629	well i finally removed the toadstool but i did place it in frag tank.. it all crumpled up..except part of the stem and where the poypls come out.. should i throw it away or is there a chance that it can grow again..its hard but still soft and wont crumble away __________________ Keep your friends close, and your anemones closer.
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09/17/2010, 09:55 AM	#2
DustinB Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 1,532	Put up a picture. Toadstools do shed at times, but that doesn't sound like what's going on here.

09/17/2010, 03:23 PM	#6
DustinB Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 1,532	Post a picture....