My Toadstool's About to Give Birth!

[spanglish]

My toadstool leather started out as a cute little thing.

Here it was on 11/30/06

Then in January we noticed "the baby"

 

[spanglish]

Today there is a clear line of seperation forming. I assume
this is coral labor!

 

[matttaylor]

Congrats. You'll eventually have lots of those.

 

[Misled]

You could help out and finish the cut so you are in control of where it goes when it comes off. Congrats!

 

[Gordonious]

Nice images!

 

[spanglish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9195123#post9195123 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jllndmb
You could help out and finish the cut so you are in control of where it goes when it comes off. Congrats!

I considered that, but am chicken to cut. I'm hoping to "catch"
it when it happens and maybe place the baby in a container.

 

[AquaReeferMan]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9195346#post9195346 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by spanglish
I considered that, but am chicken to cut.

Just cut away. It wont bother the coral. A quick swipe with a razor, thats all it takes. I was a little hesitant at first also. Just cut away it will be fine.

 

[spanglish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9195446#post9195446 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AquaReeferMan
Just cut away. It wont bother the coral. A quick swipe with a razor, thats all it takes. I was a little hesitant at first also. Just cut away it will be fine.

How "tough" is the flesh?

 

[rustybucket145]

You're def gonna need a razorblade, most siccors won't cut it (at least mine won't)

These toadstools are extremely hardy, from my experience you can't hardly kill a healthy one. I just hacked up mine two weeks ago. Cut it back from approx 6" across down to a small stump. I got roughly 20 babies off of it and they were opening up within 24hrs and the mother was opening up within a week.

Since yours is in the display just try to make a clean slice with the blade and within a few days you won't even be able to tell that you cut it. Then you can either LIGHTLY rubberband the baby to a rock or rubble and put it somewhere you can see it and access it should it come loose from the rubberband.

 

[Navyblue]

I cut mine with a scissors.

 

[King-Kong]

I bet some high quality kitchen scissors would work.

I regularly cut my gorgonian with those.

 

[spanglish]

Mission accomplished!:thumbsup:

Here's the "parent" immediately after removal.

 

[spanglish]

I have placed the offspring in a plastic breeder. I have set
it on a piece of rubble in what looks like a logical place to attach.

Will it attach on its own or do I need to do more?

 

[Misled]

Congrats, it's a toadstool! give it about a week or so it should be attached.
:bounce1: :bounce3: :bounce2: :rollface: :rollface: :bounce1: :bounce3: :bounce2:

 

[spanglish]

Well, the baby attached to the rubble and I have placed
in a nice place.

 

[msman825]

all right cool. thats some wild looking coraline on your rocks too. got a FTS perhaps

 

[spanglish]

What is FTS?

 

[Misled]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9284898#post9284898 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by spanglish
What is FTS?

? Frag to sell ?

 

[dragonforce]

Full tank shot.

 

[lennyd19]

was just wondering where you got your live rock?