Fragging this toadstool

[NaasReefer]

Below is a picture of the toadstool I got about 3 weeks ago. It has polyp extension and looks pretty good apart from it leaning over like this. My question is can I frag the Toadstool by taking the entire top off to make the stem shorter? Will both parts, the stem and the top, continue to grow?

Thanks for any help.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

I'm pretty sure they both continue to grow, but this would be better posted in the soft coral forum.

 

[NaasReefer]

Thanks, I'll post it there now, cheers.

 

[JoeVandal49]

Yes. Both will grow.

When i fragged my large leather i used a wood toothpick with some superglue and stuck it through the leather and into a hole in the rock work to hold it in place.

Eventually the leather attached and the toothpick decayed.

 

[saltyskier]

Why do you want to take the top off?

 

[NaasReefer]

I was thinking i could let it grow with a shorter stalk so it wouldn't lean over but I'm going to leave it as it is.
I have posted in the soft coral forum

 

[saltyskier]

Is it flow that is pushing it down?

 

[NaasReefer]

No it's in a spot with very little flow

 

[cloak]

A secure base and A LOT of chaotic flow always seems to keep my Toadstools happy. (upright/polyps out)
As far as fragging it goes, yes, they will regrow on both ends. (given the right conditions)

Check these out. I cut the top off of mine awhile ago, but it's already grown back again. I traded in at the LFS and they diced it up into a bunch of other frags.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2013/3/corals

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Yes toadstools love lots of erratic flow.