Green toadstool hates life

[Ray Davis]

Howdy,

I recently purchased a gorgeous green toadstool from my lfs and I’ve had it in my tank for 4 days now.

At the store it was gorgeous and fully flat with its polyps fully extended. When I got it home I acclimated and dipped it in coral dip for 8-10 minutes and set it in the display. The spot it was in was lower light and on the first day a few of the polyps were extended only where the light hit it directly... so I thought I would move it to full light exposure and ended up supergling it to the front of a rock face.

Now, a few days later it hasn’t extended any polyps and where the superglue touched the leather it is beginning to decay slowly. Just a tiny portion of the glue flowed up and hit the leather, about a 1 mm tap, I would say... but the decay has spread to about a pinky nail size area.

Is there anything I should be doing differently or I can do to save it from getting worse? Looking for the leather experts out there to set me straight.

Pics attached and my lights are two hydra 26hds on about 25% full spectrum except for red and yellow.

Thanks!

 

[Crabs McJones]

Howdy,

I recently purchased a gorgeous green toadstool from my lfs and I’ve had it in my tank for 4 days now.

At the store it was gorgeous and fully flat with its polyps fully extended. When I got it home I acclimated and dipped it in coral dip for 8-10 minutes and set it in the display. The spot it was in was lower light and on the first day a few of the polyps were extended only where the light hit it directly... so I thought I would move it to full light exposure and ended up supergling it to the front of a rock face.

Now, a few days later it hasn’t extended any polyps and where the superglue touched the leather it is beginning to decay slowly. Just a tiny portion of the glue flowed up and hit the leather, about a 1 mm tap, I would say... but the decay has spread to about a pinky nail size area.

Is there anything I should be doing differently or I can do to save it from getting worse? Looking for the leather experts out there to set me straight.

Pics attached and my lights are two hydra 26hds on about 25% full spectrum except for red and yellow.

Thanks!

These guys can be quite temperamental at times. Is he in direct flow? Generally they like moderate indirect flow. As long as he isn't physically melting away, i'd let him be and see if he improves. Mine will go two to three weeks at a time sometimes without opening up when he's shedding.

 

[Ray Davis]

These guys can be quite temperamental at times. Is he in direct flow? Generally they like moderate indirect flow. As long as he isn't physically melting away, i'd let him be and see if he improves. Mine will go two to three weeks at a time sometimes without opening up when he's shedding.

Great to know - thank you!

 

[A Toadstool Leather]

Just give it time. As long as the coral is not slouching over its fine. Looks good to me.

 

[Ray Davis]

Update: he is coming back to life...

 

[jayala12]

I had a toad that wouldn’t open up . I put it right under my leds and in high flow and he loves it . Growing better then ever . I noticed when he was in low light/flow he kept waxing over for weeks at a time only to be out for a few days. Soon as I have it more light/flow it changed drastically. They r built like tanks and are very hard to kill.

thats him super happy

 

[Ray Davis]

Now he is all out but just needs to get back to his shape, otherwise looks completely happy. [emoji2]