Where can I find a real Weeping Toadstool?

[rja]

Hey all,
I really am on a Toadstool kick. I got a HUGE pink one that is just stunning to look at. I also found a cool green one with 2” long tentacles. Now I am on the hunt for a true Weeping Willow. I see a lot sold as WWs but they don't seem real to me. Where can I find one if at all possible?

 

[albano]

Now I am on the hunt for a true Weeping Willow. I see a lot sold as WWs but they don't seem real to me. Where can I find one if at all possible?

That’s the million dollar question!
IMO, many people think that they have a true WW, but if you can’t see it in person, don’t send the $.

 

[rja]

That’s the million dollar question!
IMO, many people think that they have a true WW, but if you can’t see it in person, don’t send the $.

yeah its a term thrown around a lot. sure that .5” frag has proportionally long polyps at 1.5” but they’re not going to grow in length as the coral grows lol… i’m talking polyps that drape over the base

 

[hart24601]

I have got a quite a few various toadstools. This is probably the most legit one I have.

AquaCorals Weeping Willow Toadstool Soft Coral - Tank Raised Soft Coral - AquaCorals Aquacultured Soft Corals!

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Mine doesn’t have a ton of extension but it’s all related to flow, light, and coral size so it’s tricky to find a spot that will encourage long extension

I have found the same thing with torches, bta, and goni. The extension can really vary on all those too moving spots in a tank.

I think many people forget that when watching the famous YouTube of reefbuilders (I think was them). I heavily suspect there are quite a toadstools that would behave the same in that system under the same light and flow.

 

[geeked]

I have got a quite a few various toadstools. This is probably the most legit one I have.

AquaCorals Weeping Willow Toadstool Soft Coral - Tank Raised Soft Coral - AquaCorals Aquacultured Soft Corals!

Welcome to AquaCorals! The largest Tank Raised Soft Coral Aquaculture facility in the US! Over 100 Soft Coral species are grown on "Real Rock" here

www.aquacorals.com

Mine doesn’t have a ton of extension but it’s all related to flow, light, and coral size so it’s tricky to find a spot that will encourage long extension

I have found the same thing with torches, bta, and goni. The extension can really vary on all those too moving spots in a tank.

I think many people forget that when watching the famous YouTube of reefbuilders (I think was them). I heavily suspect there are quite a toadstools that would behave the same in that system under the same light and flow.

If it's a true WW it the polyps will fall with no flow. To buy one online you should ask for a picture with no flow.

 

[hart24601]

If it's a true WW it the polyps will fall with no flow. To buy one online you should ask for a picture with no flow.

Yeah I don’t think that’s quite as rare as it was made out to be. At least one of my greens does that and like I said I think it’s more tank conditions to promote thin extended polys. Even gonis change polyp thickness and length and even hammers and torches to some extent.