!!!what just happened!!!

Grandreef 2 · 03/18/2010, 01:11 PM

I'v had a small toadstool coral in my aquarium for over 4 months now and when I come home he is CUT IN HALF. He was happy yesturday and now the only thing left of him is his head. My water parameters are all fine. I just had to take out a sick gorganian that was covered in a black algae and now 2 days later this. All I have are soft/polyps(mushrooms,star polyp, and somr other form) a cleaner shrimp, fire shrimp, an emerald crab, a plate coral, a clam and 2 chromis and 3 anthias.

Please help me!!!!!!!!!!!

zachfishman · 03/18/2010, 01:13 PM

The base is completely gone? You found the head detached and on the bottom? Rough cut = some large hitchhiker (gorilla crab). Super clean cut = roommate with a razor blade.

You can attach the loose head to a rock and it will grow back. If the head is large enough consider cleanly cutting it in pieces and securing them to rocks for many toadstools.

SPS_77493 · 03/18/2010, 01:16 PM

attach it to a rock with rubber band or something and see what happens...

IridescentLily · 03/18/2010, 01:17 PM

I've read on Seapug's thread that sometimes his did that, and that it was normal and it would come back healthier than it was previous to the splitting/deflating. He's had his for years. Now it's about 12"-15" in size.
Not saying that is what is going on with yours, but maybe something to think about or research.
:-)

Grandreef 2 · 03/18/2010, 01:22 PM

All I can see is a little bit of flesh on the rock. The cut looks almost yellow in color. How would I go attaching it.

jmski333 · 03/18/2010, 01:29 PM

i've heard glue a toothpick into the rock, than stick the toadstool on the toothpick.

chris.francis14 · 03/18/2010, 01:32 PM

Plastic toothpick through the base then rubberband the toothpick to a piece of rock. Works for me.

SPS_77493 · 03/18/2010, 01:33 PM

Is it possible to post a picture?

Ignore the small piece on the rock, attach the larger piece to a rock with either glue or rubber band.

Grandreef 2 · 03/18/2010, 02:08 PM

Here is a picture, also can I use a wooden toothpick?

fishysteve · 03/18/2010, 03:33 PM

How long have you had the leather? My fiji leather and other toadstool leathers about every two months don't puff up for a few days. It's normal.

sam11909 · 03/18/2010, 03:42 PM

My toadstool's base got yellowish and started falling apart, and it turned out to be a bacteria infection. if it is a bacteria infection cut off the infected part and dip it in iodine.

03/18/2010, 01:11 PM	#1
Grandreef 2 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: burlington, vermont Posts: 376	!!!what just happened!!! I'v had a small toadstool coral in my aquarium for over 4 months now and when I come home he is CUT IN HALF. He was happy yesturday and now the only thing left of him is his head. My water parameters are all fine. I just had to take out a sick gorganian that was covered in a black algae and now 2 days later this. All I have are soft/polyps(mushrooms,star polyp, and somr other form) a cleaner shrimp, fire shrimp, an emerald crab, a plate coral, a clam and 2 chromis and 3 anthias. Please help me!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Hoping to explore the hadal and abyssal zones one day. Current Tank Info: 55 gallon invert aquarium, 4 65w T% bulbs

03/18/2010, 01:13 PM	#2
zachfishman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St Petersburg, FL Posts: 3,577	The base is completely gone? You found the head detached and on the bottom? Rough cut = some large hitchhiker (gorilla crab). Super clean cut = roommate with a razor blade. You can attach the loose head to a rock and it will grow back. If the head is large enough consider cleanly cutting it in pieces and securing them to rocks for many toadstools. __________________ Patience is a reefer's best tool. Secret Xenia lover. M.S. Marine Biology Staff - Marine Discovery Center, St. Petersburg FL Tampa Bay Reef Club BOD 2018 Current Tank Info: 34g modded Solana

03/18/2010, 01:17 PM	#4
IridescentLily Editor-Reefkeeping mag Join Date: May 2008 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Posts: 3,858 Blog Entries: 5	I've read on Seapug's thread that sometimes his did that, and that it was normal and it would come back healthier than it was previous to the splitting/deflating. He's had his for years. Now it's about 12"-15" in size. Not saying that is what is going on with yours, but maybe something to think about or research. :-) __________________ ~April Editor-Reefkeeping Magazine

03/18/2010, 01:22 PM	#5
Grandreef 2 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: burlington, vermont Posts: 376	All I can see is a little bit of flesh on the rock. The cut looks almost yellow in color. How would I go attaching it. __________________ Hoping to explore the hadal and abyssal zones one day. Current Tank Info: 55 gallon invert aquarium, 4 65w T% bulbs

03/18/2010, 01:29 PM	#6
jmski333 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 494	i've heard glue a toothpick into the rock, than stick the toadstool on the toothpick. __________________ -Jordan- Current Tank Info: 90RR mixed reef

03/18/2010, 01:16 PM	#3
SPS_77493 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 172	attach it to a rock with rubber band or something and see what happens...

03/18/2010, 01:32 PM	#7
chris.francis14 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Caledonia, Michigan Posts: 228	Plastic toothpick through the base then rubberband the toothpick to a piece of rock. Works for me.

03/18/2010, 01:33 PM	#8
SPS_77493 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 172	Is it possible to post a picture? Ignore the small piece on the rock, attach the larger piece to a rock with either glue or rubber band.

03/18/2010, 02:08 PM	#9
Grandreef 2 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: burlington, vermont Posts: 376	Here is a picture, also can I use a wooden toothpick? __________________ Hoping to explore the hadal and abyssal zones one day. Current Tank Info: 55 gallon invert aquarium, 4 65w T% bulbs

03/18/2010, 03:33 PM	#10
fishysteve Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,804	How long have you had the leather? My fiji leather and other toadstool leathers about every two months don't puff up for a few days. It's normal. __________________ On a break

03/18/2010, 03:42 PM	#11
sam11909 Maxi Mini Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 1,039	My toadstool's base got yellowish and started falling apart, and it turned out to be a bacteria infection. if it is a bacteria infection cut off the infected part and dip it in iodine. __________________ Samuel A reef aquarium is simply an aquarist's best try of painting a small section of the ocean and containing it in a glass frame. Each new coral adds a new color or brush stroke to the painter's toolbox. Current Tank Info: The Stair-Stepping Nano System