Toadstool Polyps.

[VicD81]

Ive had my toadstool shrivel up for days/ weeks before only to come back bigger but now I see it releasing its polyps. Is this what people say by shedding or is it something serious. I usually see it when the polyps are retracted. It looks like polyps hanging by a thread a couple at a time, but when all the polyps come out it looks as health as ever.

 

[Shep]

A picture would be very helpful, what are your tank conditions and what else do you have in the tank?

 

[DipG]

I have not seen toadstool releasing polyps. When people talk about shedding of toadstool it means there will be a very thin film on top of the toadstool which it would shed. Some toadstool drop babies and by that I mean that a part of toadstool head will come apart from the main stalk and if you attach that to a rock or a frag plug then you will have another toadstool. Anyways as above the above post mentioned....picture would be helpful.

 

[Reefing Madness]

Droppin babies off. Watch where they land, then watch em grow.

 

[VicD81]

Babies huh? This thing has dropped so many. I haven't seen them actually fall off I just notice them hanging by a thread.

 

[VicD81]

Polyps

 

[VicD81]

Can't see it in the first pic but the polyp is in that little space void of polyps.

 

[VicD81]

Just checked my levels
Po4 0
No3 0
Alk 8.1
Cal 450
Mag 1500

 

[Tahoe61]

Normal healthy Sarcophyton. I do not see any budding present in the images.

 

[VicD81]

There is one on the bottom left and one on the top right. My phone doesn't do macros very well.