New Green Polyp Toadstool / Leather w/ pics

[kingfisher62]

I bought this coral That My LFS called a Green Polyp Leather but If you ask me it looks more like a toadstool to me. Any comments or suggestions on caring for this variety of coral would be appeciated. The polyp extention seems very sporadic. It seems to open and close thru out the day. Is this normal? Does it look healthy to you?

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[Jacob D]

words like "leather" and "toadstool" are just common names and are really very generic. It looks like a Sarcophyton species of some sort to be sure. It looks perfectly healthy from here, I wouldn't be too concerned about the polyp extension. Nice coral by the way.

 

[chris.francis14]

I want one of those, hopefully I can find it around here.

 

[Adam_T]

Nice pics! Loving the toadstool.

 

[kingfisher62]

Thanks everyone. Got home from work tonight and the thing looks great. I am psyched!

 

[kingfisher62]

Here is another picture showing its placement and size , about 3 inches wide

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[FuEl]

The rarer green polyp toadstools have stems which are as green as the "flowers" themselves.

 

[yikai]

The rarer green polyp toadstools have stems which are as green as the "flowers" themselves.

That photo is unworthy my friend. here's yours taken with a better camera.

i photoshopped it abit to enhance the colours to what you see with your eyes. even then, its greener than the picture depicts.

 

[yikai]

this is the unphotoshopped version. a disgrace to the actual coral

 

[richie shepherd]

very nice pict. and coral

 

[viix]

I seen one just like that at the lfs the other day. I'm really sorry now I didnt get it.

 

[kingfisher62]

Yes, they are beautiful corals. I am sorry I did not by one sooner.I actually noticed some growth in the short time I have had it!

 

[bryan007]

Yes that is a good polyped toadstool coral in the genus Sarcophyton. Be sure to keep it in an area of the tank that has high light and med/strong water flow. These are necessary to the long term health of the coral.

Bryan

 

[kingfisher62]

Update

Well this guy is about 9 inches wide and hosts my clown!

Still love this coral although I can see the size cold eventually become an issue