First picture uploads, can you look at my toadstool?

alaska clowns · 08/03/2009, 07:00 PM

My first corals came last week! I bought this green leather toadstool online - I received it and added it to my tank on Friday (3 days ago). I don't really know what it's supposed to look like, so I'm not sure if it's happy or not. I am wondering why it's leaning so much - I've tried to level it, but to no avail. Can anyone help me? Also, I'm not really sure where to put the toadstool in my tank, I'm not sure if it's in a good place - I know aquascaping is personal preference, but I don't have any ideas, so if you have suggestions that would be great! The huge hadoni carpet anemone will be gone soon, it belongs to a friend and I was crazy to babysit it. Thank you!

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Rae C. · 08/03/2009, 07:12 PM

I think it's looking pretty good. It's probably stilled upset at the shipping and relocating. Leave it alone for a few more days, it's going to look fantastic.

spamreefnew · 08/03/2009, 07:31 PM

yea it looks fine,it will right itself in several weeks. be aware that toadstools will close up and or shrivle for weeks at a time ,this is normal, i call them "moody"corals. you almost cant kill em

wondermidget · 08/03/2009, 09:39 PM

Looks good to me, I think it would be closed up if it wasn't happy.

k9gunner · 08/03/2009, 10:15 PM

Oh you can kill them..... I have list a Fiji before for no reason ( that I can fond).

alaska clowns · 08/03/2009, 11:52 PM

Ok, thanks for your encouraging words everyone

I'll just wait for the toadstool to come around.

Lockhartia · 08/04/2009, 06:51 AM

My monster toadstool always leaned forward. I would rotate it around and it would lean over again in a few days. I think it did it to spite me :-) It looks fine and I wouldn't worry! Just wait until it's the size of a dinner plate!

Sugar Magnolia · 08/04/2009, 07:09 AM

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Originally posted by spamreefnew
yea it looks fine,it will right itself in several weeks. be aware that toadstools will close up and or shrivle for weeks at a time ,this is normal, i call them "moody"corals. you almost cant kill em

+1. My leather does this as well.

badwrasse · 08/04/2009, 08:02 AM

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Originally posted by k9gunner
Oh you can kill them..... I have list a Fiji before for no reason ( that I can fond).

you can kill them but it wouldnt be eazy,I have had them in tanks (not main tanks or DT) for months with no light and they live to this day

rgrobe · 08/04/2009, 08:41 AM

Mine does the same thing. I am convinced that their orientation is based on best exposure to flow. I lost a power head and the toadstool changed its position. Added a temp powerhead in a different location and it changed again. Replaced the replacement for the original in the same spot and it moved back to it's original orientation. Try playing with you flow.

tdp22 · 08/04/2009, 08:54 AM

I almost posted this same question. My Toadstool leans like crazy and no matter what will not straighten up. Guess they do what they want!!

badwrasse · 08/04/2009, 10:47 AM

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Originally posted by rgrobe
Mine does the same thing. I am convinced that their orientation is based on best exposure to flow. I lost a power head and the toadstool changed its position. Added a temp powerhead in a different location and it changed again. Replaced the replacement for the original in the same spot and it moved back to it's original orientation. Try playing with you flow.

+1

SAZAMA · 08/04/2009, 07:32 PM

its fine wait at least two weeks to move it....

Flipper62 · 08/04/2009, 08:54 PM

It looks just fine. I have a few of them. They just seem to do their own thing, you can turn them all you want....they just bend & move to what ever feels good to them. Just leave it alone.

Also as said above.....DONT freak out when it shrivels up for a few weeks. Its just something that it does. I have had them do this for up to 4 weeks, Then it just came back.

You will know if its dead, you will see the tissue of it start to flake apart & deteriorate.

08/03/2009, 07:00 PM	#1
alaska clowns Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Not so far north Posts: 564	First picture uploads, can you look at my toadstool? My first corals came last week! I bought this green leather toadstool online - I received it and added it to my tank on Friday (3 days ago). I don't really know what it's supposed to look like, so I'm not sure if it's happy or not. I am wondering why it's leaning so much - I've tried to level it, but to no avail. Can anyone help me? Also, I'm not really sure where to put the toadstool in my tank, I'm not sure if it's in a good place - I know aquascaping is personal preference, but I don't have any ideas, so if you have suggestions that would be great! The huge hadoni carpet anemone will be gone soon, it belongs to a friend and I was crazy to babysit it. Thank you! [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] Last edited by alaska clowns; 08/03/2009 at 07:21 PM.

08/03/2009, 07:12 PM	#2
Rae C. Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Colorado Posts: 916	I think it's looking pretty good. It's probably stilled upset at the shipping and relocating. Leave it alone for a few more days, it's going to look fantastic. __________________ Rae C It's 8:30, kids. Turn off the tank and go to bed! Current Tank Info: 65 gal, softies, 1 mandarine, 1 clown

08/03/2009, 09:39 PM	#4
wondermidget Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cadillac, MI (BFE) Posts: 279	Looks good to me, I think it would be closed up if it wasn't happy. __________________ Cheri Current Tank Info: 85 gal. reef.

08/04/2009, 07:32 PM	#13
SAZAMA Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Northglenn ,Colorado Posts: 639	its fine wait at least two weeks to move it.... __________________ I enjoy long walks, next to my reef tank...LOVE 303 Current Tank Info: water box

08/04/2009, 08:54 PM	#14
Flipper62 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Naperville, Il. Business Owner, President & CEO Posts: 3,045	It looks just fine. I have a few of them. They just seem to do their own thing, you can turn them all you want....they just bend & move to what ever feels good to them. Just leave it alone. Also as said above.....DONT freak out when it shrivels up for a few weeks. Its just something that it does. I have had them do this for up to 4 weeks, Then it just came back. You will know if its dead, you will see the tissue of it start to flake apart & deteriorate. __________________ If todays automobile had followed the same development as the computer, A Rolls Royce would cost $100.00. It would get a million miles per gallon, but it would explode once a year killing everyone inside." Current Tanks... 90 gal Reef... My awesome Office BioCube....( 180 was on hold ..no time ) ... The 180 gal has been sold...Yay..yay..yay. Hobby Experience: 19 years Reef...22 years FW

08/03/2009, 07:31 PM	#3
spamreefnew Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: rhodeisland Posts: 1,491	yea it looks fine,it will right itself in several weeks. be aware that toadstools will close up and or shrivle for weeks at a time ,this is normal, i call them "moody"corals. you almost cant kill em

08/03/2009, 10:15 PM	#5
k9gunner Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dayton Ohio Posts: 325	Oh you can kill them..... I have list a Fiji before for no reason ( that I can fond).

08/03/2009, 11:52 PM	#6
alaska clowns Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Not so far north Posts: 564	Ok, thanks for your encouraging words everyone I'll just wait for the toadstool to come around.

08/04/2009, 06:51 AM	#7
Lockhartia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CT Posts: 448	My monster toadstool always leaned forward. I would rotate it around and it would lean over again in a few days. I think it did it to spite me :-) It looks fine and I wouldn't worry! Just wait until it's the size of a dinner plate!

08/04/2009, 08:41 AM	#10
rgrobe Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Diego area Posts: 416	Mine does the same thing. I am convinced that their orientation is based on best exposure to flow. I lost a power head and the toadstool changed its position. Added a temp powerhead in a different location and it changed again. Replaced the replacement for the original in the same spot and it moved back to it's original orientation. Try playing with you flow.

08/04/2009, 08:54 AM	#11
tdp22 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 524	I almost posted this same question. My Toadstool leans like crazy and no matter what will not straighten up. Guess they do what they want!!