Toadstool coral care

[cody2cannon]

Ok so I'm am thinking of buying a toadstool coral, my water has been steady for a couple weeks now. It is a newer tank about a month and a half old. Pros and cons about them??
And maybe somethings everyone likes and dislikes.

 

[ahiggins]

toadstool is a great starter coral! IMO, you have to try really hard to kill them lol
Med/high light (I have LEDs so Im not sure about other lighting types) and med to med/high flow. Mine wont open up without a decent amount of flow hitting it. Also, the brown ones are a lot easier. I picked the tyree green for my first one and it doesnt open as much as a brown one but its just soooo pretty lol
Expect it not to open for a week or two after you put it in your system. Some open right away though.

I havent experienced many cons...I would say the biggest one is that when it gets irritated it will shed which means it sucks all the poylps inside and gets a waxy look to it. It will go away. Mine is currently shedding-been about 3 days.
Pros-it just looks cool lol Im an acan/nem type of lady but this guys are unique for sure

 

[Jason mack]

They are literally bullit proof ..definitely a good coral too start with .. although some can get very big over time .. also one of the easiest corals too frag .

 

[cody2cannon]

Awesome! Thabks for everyone's input! My LFS has frags for 10$. Now as far as acclimating should I put it in the sand bed at first or as high as I can get it? I have the current usa orbit marine LED

 

[Jason mack]

Awesome! Thabks for everyone's input! My LFS has frags for 10$. Now as far as acclimating should I put it in the sand bed at first or as high as I can get it? I have the current usa orbit marine LED

I'd put it in the sand bed first and slowly move it up .. I have two both sit midway in my tank .

 

[cody2cannon]

I'd put it in the sand bed first and slowly move it up .. I have two both sit midway in my tank .

When you say slowly, like couple weeks?

 

[Jason mack]

When you say slowly, like couple weeks?

Yes

 

[cody2cannon]

Anything else I should know? I see they like being fed but get most of their needs through photosynthesis

 

[Jason mack]

Yes thats true ..but they really are the one of the easiest of corals .. you could also try a pulsing xania ,

 

[cody2cannon]

Yes thats true ..but they really are the one of the easiest of corals .. you could also try a pulsing xania ,

I hear they can spread quickly and take over the tank

 

[cody2cannon]

Just added this frag, 10 bucks about the size of a golf ball

 

[cody2cannon]

 

[Broadfield]

Nice, some green polyps starting to show! Leathers are still my favorite.

 

[cody2cannon]

Nice, some green polyps starting to show! Leathers are still my favorite.

When I bought him he was covered in green. I'm starting to like them I may add a lavender as well!

 

[Broadfield]

Mine love a lot of light. My green one is about 10" across now. I have owned it for over 3 years and it started out as a large frag.

IMG_5083 by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

 

[cody2cannon]

Beautiful tank!

 

[FragCityCorals]

It will kill you before you are able to kill it. Take it to a cheese grater and you will have an army of them.

 

[cody2cannon]

It will kill you before you are able to kill it. Take it to a cheese grater and you will have an army of them.

Are they easy to frag?

 

[cody2cannon]

 

[cody2cannon]