Toadstools not opening
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Logan A.
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Is there any way you can post pictures of the specific coral the overall view is just too vast for such a specific question.
So for awhile now my toadstools are not polyping for some reason, I have 4 of them, 3 ones that are 9”-12” big and one that’s 4” or so. I have 3 kessil ap700 over the tank is it possible they are getting to much light?
Logan A.
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Just as kind of a side thought are these newly purchased? Sometimes if ordered online the salinity they are shipped in is at around 1.015 they may simply be suffering shock. If that is the case remove them to QT and put them back to the familiar salinity. Raise it by .001 per day until it matches your tank then reintroduce.
tdileo
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Beautiful tank! My toadstools will close up if there is sand or anything on top. I would get a turkey basted and make sure there is nothing on it. Also i know this isn’t what you asked but that unicorn tang looks to be very big for your tank size. If it seems stressed it may be a good idea to rehome him.
aurora.k
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Hi all, I just wanted to post here because my toadstool finally opened for the first time since I got him a month ago. He looked to be going through a shed and was perky, but I was still a bit concerned and this thread made me feel better. Then, like magic, today it opened!
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StephenGlidden
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Sorry for not getting back before now, I will get some pictures of them, all the toadstools are 1 year to 6 months old, they polyp but at the lfs they were all long polyps 1/2”-1” now they barely even come out 1/8”-1/4”. I’m a little worried my skimmer is under sized for the tank.
I am in the process of upgrading my tank to an 8’ 350 gallon as well as skimmer to a reef octopus regal 300. Tank is 12 weeks out I am kind of hoping maybe the skimmer will help...
I am in the process of upgrading my tank to an 8’ 350 gallon as well as skimmer to a reef octopus regal 300. Tank is 12 weeks out I am kind of hoping maybe the skimmer will help...
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StephenGlidden
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*sigh* I know he’s getting big, it’s hard to say you get attached to a fish but he has so much personality, once I get the new tank I’ll be able to hold on to him a little bit longer I think.
tdileo
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*sigh* I know he’s getting big, it’s hard to say you get attached to a fish but he has so much personality, once I get the new tank I’ll be able to hold on to him a little bit longer I think.
I completely know what you mean. My tank is just a 90G and I have a blue tang as well as a few other fish I rescued from a much smaller tank a few months ago and I love its personality so much. Not looking forward to the day I’ll have to find her a new home since I know I won’t be able to upgrade to a proper sized tank until after I go to and finish college at the very least.
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StephenGlidden
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So we got our unicorn at about 12” from the lfs, we are one of the only ones in the area with a tank big enough for him, the lfs got him in from a 50 gallon tank I think which was rediculous.
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StephenGlidden
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Back on the toadstool topic... this is what they typically look like, as I said before they all had very long polyps at the store but as soon as they went into our tank they closed right up and very rarely open.
tdileo
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Back on the toadstool topic... this is what they typically look like, as I said before they all had very long polyps at the store but as soon as they went into our tank they closed right up and very rarely open.
My toadstool opens best under enough flow that the whole body moves gently. When I first got it it didn’t open for a good week though.
Jessica_canuck
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trying running some carbon
something could be bothering it / chemical warfare
mine does best under low light / low flow
something could be bothering it / chemical warfare
mine does best under low light / low flow
