AquaCorals.com Weeping Willow Toadstool

Larry101 · Jun 25, 2020

I recently bought what was titled a weeping willow toadstool coral with the size 2" - 3" on this website https://www.aquacorals.com/index.ph...adstools/product/153-weeping-willow-toadstool I have the coral in my tank, but my coral doesn't flow at all like the mother colony does in the video they had on their website. Is there something wrong with mine?

muzikalmatt · Jun 25, 2020

How long have you had the coral in your tank? It may take a little while for it to acclimate and fully extend its polyps. You may also need to up the flow.

Larry101 · Jun 25, 2020

muzikalmatt said:
How long have you had the coral in your tank? It may take a little while for it to acclimate and fully extend its polyps. You may also need to up the flow.

I just got it in my tank today, but it hasn't extended further than in the pics in around 5 hours. Shouldn't the polyps still be really supple and extended like in their photos no matter the flow?

muzikalmatt · Jun 25, 2020

Not necessarily, and if it's only been in your tank for 5 hours I'd say it's looking pretty good. I had a toadstool that took over a week to fully open up in my tank.

DeniseAndy · Jun 25, 2020

It will open up over time. Could even close up and shed soon. That is a nice piece. I purchased a few corals from them and they are growing great. So are the cucumbers I got from them.

Larry101 · Jun 25, 2020

Thanks Everyone! I will give an update in a week or so.

Broke2Broke · Sep 5, 2020

Larry101 said:
Thanks Everyone! I will give an update in a week or so.

How’s it looking now? Thinking about getting one.

Larry101 · Sep 5, 2020

Broke2Broke said:
How’s it looking now? Thinking about getting one.

Oh I totally forgot to give an update. It is looking amazing! Here is a pic and a vid.

Bigdaddy05 · Feb 18, 2021

What par and what was the key for it to extend for u? I bought one a few months ago and have tried a few different spots but continues to look the same!

biocube40 · Feb 18, 2021

Larry101 said:
Oh I totally forgot to give an update. It is looking amazing! Here is a pic and a vid.

Wow, I thought maybe they just slapped a fancy name on that toadstool. But it’s looking nice!! I had a great toadstool several years ago that also acted like yours... took a week or two to really flourish. It then really took off and grew like crazy after a couple months of stability and no hands in the tank.