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Toadstool Leather
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The toadstool leather coral, a soft coral species in the Sarcophyton genus, is found on reef flats and lagoons in Indonesia and Tonga. Commonly referred to as Elegant Leather Coral, Gold Crowned Toadstool Coral, Green Crown Leather Coral, Green Toadstool, Leather Coral, Mushroom Coral, Sarcophyton Coral, Toadstool Mushroom, or Trough Coral, the colors of the toadstool...
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Excellent if it likes your tank.
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Very quick grower and easily fragged for trade or SC. Can be moody and refuse to extend polyps for a long time. Personally had one that would close up for months at a time but was still growing and healthy. Does not need to be fed directly. Will "shed" its outer sking as it grows.
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| Liked about it |
Growth rate.
Nice conversation piece when large and polyps extended.
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Nothing other than as stated it can be tempermental and not extend polyps. Can leave you scratching your head to figure out what might be wrong.
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4.0 |
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4.0 |
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4.0 |
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Great looking coral
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Bought this as a small piece maybe 3 inches opened... its easily 6 inch across polyps/arms extend another 3 inches or so when opened and 6 inches tall when closed in a few months. I placed it in the middle of my tank half way down under t5s. Very easy to care for, no feeding. Flows nice with the water. Does not bother other inhabitants.
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| Liked about it |
Very hardy and easy to keep. Keeps growing and looking better in time. Getting wide and tall. Not to much color to draw away from other corals in the tank. Has a nice green and yellow polyps base is flesh color.
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Nothing to dislike
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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Unique adition to the tank.
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I wouldn't say this is a high light coral but it's definitely not a low light one. Mine likes it pretty bright. I have a bright green one that is about 3 inches in size and is absolutely beautiful. I love this thing. Mine has been a very slow grower. Every couple weeks it will shrivel up for a couple days but it always opens back up again.
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| Liked about it |
Very easy to care for, keep your water clean and give it good light and medium flow.
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Nothing really, although I wish it would grow faster.
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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Toadstool leather
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I was given a Toadstool by a friend who took down a reef tank. I have seen Toadstool corals in so many different shapes. The one I was given is tan in color and has a low flat, plate type appearance. I have found mine to be sensitive to movement or touch. If I touch it while cleaning the tank, it will shrivel up for a day or two. I am not 100% happy with the specimen that I have, but it is still relatively new to my tank. I need to give it some more time to settle in.
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| Liked about it |
I like Toadstools in general
Attractive shapes
Very hardy
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I would have preferred one that was taller rather than wider
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3.5 |
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3.0 |
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4.0 |
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interesting shape
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This is a fairly tolerant coral. It is a good softie to try after things like zoanthids and mushrooms are growing well.
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| Liked about it |
It is tolerant, grows fast and tolerates fragging easily.
It has a unique shape and moves pleasantly in the current.
It adds horizontal form to a tank.
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While it sometimes has a pleasing light green hue, it is often more brown. It is less colorful than other soft corals that are easier to keep.
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4.5 |
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4.0 |
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5.0 |
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Very nice piece!
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Can be considered as a hardy coral, very easy to take care of. PC light can do the trick but will grow faster under T-5, MH might be too much. Doesnt need to be fed, it's photosynthetic, liquid food would help but not necessary. Just moved mine to a different spot of lower flow and it opens much bigger. Have had it for over a year and thinking about fragging it.
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| Liked about it |
very nice and peaceful looking
easy to take care of and grow very fast
can be fragged easily if it grows too big.
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| Didn't like |
Not very colorful, most of the toadstool range from tan - yellow, mine is tannish. But if you have a tank filled with dark color corals, this one would definitely stands out.
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4.0 |
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4.0 |
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4.0 |
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Thoughts on Toadstool leather coral 
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Highly attractive coral, when polyps are extended that where the beauty is displayed. As they grow they will begin to fold. Search Tadstool leather coral in a search engine and you will comprehend my statement. They jsut require good lighting. I run a 54watt 10k and a 54watt actinic on my reef and mine grows and extends polyps with no probelm.
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| Liked about it |
Does'nt need alot of lighting(more than a mushroom). When the Toadstool is growing the polyps wll retract and start to display a mucus. This is quite normal the coral will sloth it off when its finish its current growing phase. This is a great coral will recommend every reefer to try out a Toadstool coral.
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No complaints with this coral.
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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