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hellssephiroth

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I picked this up at a frag swap, no one seemed to know what it was actually called. It looked funny and I have a leather tank so I figured why not. I was told just set it on the bottom of the tank and it would bury its foot. Does anyone here know what it is called?

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Hmm it didnt really look like that to me, but maybe. When its closed up it literally doos look like a mushroom though. Supposedly this one doesnt adhere to rocks just buries itself thats why i figured it was something different.
 
It does look like the head of a baby toadstool. Perhaps they fragged it up high on the stalk? Don't be surprise if it starts growing a stock. Either that or you've got yourself a super rare oddball softie : )
 
That's a neat leather, would love to see more photos of it closed up and maybe different angles? :)
 
He didn't seem happy where I had him..... I think he was having a hard time with the substrate trying to dig himself in so I placed his foot between some rocks thinking he will like it better. Here is a closed up shot since he is mad now anyways.

The pictures suck ... I know.... by the time I got my camera back out he moved on me again. I had to take some from the side through some coraline. Oh well ill get better ones later hopefully if he moves a bit again. Here is some of him closed up though.
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So I get home and it decided to float around and get just about the size of a soccer ball, but just a hair smaller. I took a picture of the "foot" or base. I cant figure out how to plant this thing. I don't want to stir the sand bed all over. I wedged it between some rocks for now hoping it will take root somehow.

The odd thing is It didn't even care I grabbed it and moved it around a few times. I figured it would close right up... nope. It had the consistency of like a raw chicken breast if that makes sense. Do you guys still think it is a toadstool? I need to invest in a different lens for this.:fun4:

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Ugh it keeps getting bigger and it wont sit still even with my pumps next to off.....

Im debating rubber banding it to a rock but i dont want to hurt it.
 
I used to have a toadstool leather just like that! That was exactly what i did as well, Just rubber banded it to a piece of live rock and it attached itself in a about a week or 2. Didn't hurt it a bit - these seem to be super tough.
 
I still think it is weird that it behaves that way. It almost seems more like an anemone than a coral. It literally buried itself in the sand so just the top is sticking out..... This thing is exciting me so much for being a cheap coral. Way worth the 15 bucks.
 
See... Literally it dug it's own hole and buried itself. Is that normal?

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it's not a leather and sure as heck not a toadstool!

it's a Sea Pen.

...and that foot is called a peduncle. It uses it to fasten itself to the sea floor until it decides to move

it's very hard to keep in captivity: requires a very deep sand bed (do not place on the rocks!) and regular, heavy feedings. Not a coral for a novice, imo.

please do your research before you buy ....coz it's $15 doesn't mean it's an automatic coral you need to buy.

do your best with it and good luck
 
Patwa said:
it's not a leather and sure as heck not a toadstool!

it's a Sea Pen.

...and that foot is called a peduncle. It uses it to fasten itself to the sea floor until it decides to move

it's very hard to keep in captivity: requires a very deep sand bed (do not place on the rocks!) and regular, heavy feedings. Not a coral for a novice, imo.

please do your research before you buy ....coz it's $15 doesn't mean it's an automatic coral you need to buy.

do your best with it and good luck
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Ding, ding, ding - I think we have a winner! :hammer:
 
Oh wow i see what you mean by very deep..... well if it looks happy right now should i still panic and try to get rid of it? It seems to have found a place it likes at least. I don't know of anyone with a foot deep sandbed i could even give it to if need be.
 
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