How long until you get concerned…

[trsmith18]

I added a neon green toadstool mushroom to my tank yesterday. It has yet to show any signs of opening or polyp extension.

how long do you wait until your concerned it’s dead and what signs should I be looking for?

i obviously want to give this coral every chance to survive and thrive but also don’t want to let it start to decompose and release toxins, phosphates, nitrates…etc

 

[Jilly92]

I added a neon green toadstool mushroom to my tank yesterday. It has yet to show any signs of opening or polyp extension.

how long do you wait until your concerned it’s dead and what signs should I be looking for?

i obviously want to give this coral every chance to survive and thrive but also don’t want to let it start to decompose and release toxins, phosphates, nitrates…etc

If you see color under blues it can usually be saved

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Give it a few days. My toadstool and finger leather have closed for literally weeks at a time. They get in a hissy fit without a lot of work sometimes.

 

[Lavey29]

I added a neon green toadstool mushroom to my tank yesterday. It has yet to show any signs of opening or polyp extension.

how long do you wait until your concerned it’s dead and what signs should I be looking for?

i obviously want to give this coral every chance to survive and thrive but also don’t want to let it start to decompose and release toxins, phosphates, nitrates…etc

Corals release phosphate and nitrates? Huh? Not really sure this is accurate. I guess if the coral poops the residual ammonia may eventually convert to nitrates. I have had corals die and reduce to nothing but a skeletal base and that does nothing to my nitrates and phosphate.

Leather corals can sometimes just get mad while adjusting to their new environment. It may take weeks to open up .

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Give it a few days. My toadstool and finger leather have closed for literally weeks at a time. They get in a hissy fit without a lot of work sometimes.

I would get so worried , but I learned that they will come back better than ever

 

[Jilly92]

Corals release phosphate and nitrates? Huh? Not really sure this is accurate. I guess if the coral poops the residual ammonia may eventually convert to nitrates. I have had corals die and reduce to nothing but a skeletal base and that does nothing to my nitrates and phosphate.

Leather corals can sometimes just get mad while adjusting to their new environment. It may take weeks to open up .

Anything dead will release ammonia, thus leading to higher nitrates. Ammonia, nitrates and nitrites are all interwoven in the cycle of life they always move with eachother by the breakdown of byproducts in organic waste.

 

[Jilly92]

I added a neon green toadstool mushroom to my tank yesterday. It has yet to show any signs of opening or polyp extension.

how long do you wait until your concerned it’s dead and what signs should I be looking for?

i obviously want to give this coral every chance to survive and thrive but also don’t want to let it start to decompose and release toxins, phosphates, nitrates…etc

I do have to say, it's not a mushroom

 

[((FORDTECH))]

I do have to say, it's not a mushroom

Maybe it’s not a toadstool lol

 

[Lavey29]

Anything dead will release ammonia, thus leading to higher nitrates. Ammonia, nitrates and nitrites are all interwoven in the cycle of life they always move with eachother by the breakdown of byproducts in organic waste.

While I agree with the concept, one small coral dying off in a reef tank will have no measurable increase in nitrates or phosphates and ammonia will still be undetectable. I've had corals die, fish go missing, etc... no noticeable changes in tank parameters.

 

[trsmith18]

Maybe it’s not a toadstool lol

It’s a toadstool, sorry I misspoke.

thanks for the insight. Trying to see what warning signs I should be looking for vs just settling in and being moody for several days

 

[Jilly92]

Maybe it’s not a toadstool lol

Haha true but polyp extension isn't something I think of with a shroom

 

[Jilly92]

While I agree with the concept, one small coral dying off in a reef tank will have no measurable increase in nitrates or phosphates and ammonia will still be undetectable. I've had corals die, fish go missing, etc... no noticeable changes in tank parameters.

What gallon tank do you have

 

[Jilly92]

It’s a toadstool, sorry I misspoke.

thanks for the insight. Trying to see what warning signs I should be looking for vs just settling in and being moody for several days

Losing color is always #1 for me sign of "dying". But then again I've had corals look completely dead and come back. So it's hard to tell really. Just keep an eye, they usually look like a pile of jelly when they're truly gone.

 

[Crofty]

My green toadstool took several days to extend polyps after getting it. And it still throws occasional tantrums and completely flops over and hangs down the rock face, looking completely lifeless. It always pops back up eventually though and sometimes sheds a thin top layer of material.

 

[exnisstech]

Give it time. Leathers are finicky. I have some that close for a day or 2 if a fish bumps into them. Have one now that's shedding and hasn't had any PE for almost a week now.

 

[trsmith18]

What gallon tank do you have

32g biocube

 

[Cell]

Pic is worth 1k words.

 

[trsmith18]

Pic is worth 1k words.

I’ll snag one when the lights fire up today

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

I added a neon green toadstool mushroom to my tank yesterday. It has yet to show any signs of opening or polyp extension.

how long do you wait until your concerned it’s dead and what signs should I be looking for?

i obviously want to give this coral every chance to survive and thrive but also don’t want to let it start to decompose and release toxins, phosphates, nitrates…etc

Is it a sarcophyton or a discosoma, rhodactis? If a “leather” then give it time. What’s the system conditions? That contributes

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Lol I just checked an old RB article and they actually referenced the sarcophyton as mushroom along w the more common toadstool.