Show me your TOADSTOOLS!

[chrisdaphish]

hey was hoping to see some sacro corals or toadstools if u guys have them=) im just wondering what color combinations there are?! whatcolors have u guys seen that u want ? ur pictures or someone else's picutres anything is great!

 

[tinyreef]

this is my favorite one (it's looking sickly nowadays though ). it's shrunk quite a bit from it's glory days. been troubleshooting the cause for the past couple of months.

but it's a variety i've yet to (convincely) ID. it has a bright yellow stalk but with a greenish (sometimes purplish) capitulum/crown. at the largest point it was about the size of a little league mitt. unfortunately, now it's about the size of the baseball.

the pic is a bit purplish because of the lighting (sorry), 2x250W 20000K with 2x110W actinics. just a bit blue. :rolleye1: i tried to correct it with ps though but it's still off (yellow stalk depicted above is actually muted and the crown is even greener than that).

 

[acook]

Here is my wifes pride and joy, this is her baby. This toadstool is still slightly small but growing like crazy

Thanks Dale and my loving wife Ali

 

[zoebeaglezoe]

here's my favorite it's bigger that a dinner plate

this one is just starting to grow about the size of a fist think this one is rare haven't ever seen one except from the guy how I got it from.

 

[Emoezekielsr5]

 

[herostar]

Here is mine, the pic isnt' great but you get the idea... It's about 3" tall and the polyps extend about 3/4".

 

[smcnally]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8477482#post8477482 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Emoezekielsr5

I have that same one.

Here's one of my favorites I took

 

[saltyVT]

heres mine..

 

[Mr Bojangles]

This one is still a baby...........................

here are my other 3...............

 

[chrisdaphish]

WOW those look AWESOME guys=)
tinyreef- that thing is amazing! very awesome pinkish colorm even tho it maybe the bulb.. still sweet!

and all you guys with your neo green sacros=P they look very sweet indeed

oebeaglezoe- that second one looks real neat and interesting=) cant say ive seen too many pictures like thatnice find!

acook- that is a neat little guy cant wait to see it grow out!

smcnally-i love your shots, so pretty! i love how your neogreen has such dense pollyps.. and that is a truely neat shot from the underside ofthat yellow toadstool=) amazing

Mr Bojangles- your pictures a real prettty and i really like the toadstools in the second nad third picture!

everyone keep up the great work! put in some fotos of those MONSTErS i know tehy grow fast so im sure some more people have some 12 inchers or 2 footers

 

[SitBackAndWatch]

Here is mine, to the left...

 

[tinyreef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8495907#post8495907 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chrisdaphish
WOW those look AWESOME guys=)
tinyreef- that thing is amazing! very awesome pinkish colorm even tho it maybe the bulb.. still sweet!

thanks, yeah the pinkish is completely bulb-derived/me fiddling with the coloration to correct.

the interesting coloration for the coral is actually the yellow stalk and green/purple cap. when it was very ill recently the cap was a smooth lime green (which it shouldn't be ).

but the good news is that due to some recent re-re-re-adjustments (which i'm still in the process of confirming was the actual difference) i think the coral has turned the corner at last! it's been offish for since august! and slowly shrinking.

but it's now re-orientated itself and showing polyp structure again on its cap (versus being smooth). i'll try and post some sick and healthy(ier) pictures in the coming weeks.

 

[chrisdaphish]

SitBackAndWatch-awesome toadstool!i also love the small tangs! they are so neat (or are they just really big clowns and sixline)

tinyreef- its great to hear your toadstool making a comeback! great sign to see litlte pollyps trying to poke out=P what do u think was the problem that put your toadstool back?..real interesting that it has a greencap..

keep up on the fotos!

 

[tinyreef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8498188#post8498188 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chrisdaphish
what do u think was the problem that put your toadstool back?..real interesting that it has a greencap.

i'll post some pics soon of the bald green look.

not sure the real reason behind the "illness" yet. but i tend to eliminate things/issues step-by-step. this time though i changed two variables, position and protein skimmer.

whichever was the culprit/solution, it showed improvement on the green cap sarco and a sick s. latum i've been fretting about for an even longer time period (about 6-months).

but the change/improvement for both species was very distinct and coinciding so i figure it wasn't just by some chance illness improvement but rather a physical factor change (skimmer or move).

otoh, it could be inter-related though (i.e. improvement of one stopped chemical distress signals being exuded and affecting the other).

i'm waiting for both to improve further for a while before testing my hypothesis either way though.

 

[GobyJohnKenobi]

Must resist temptation to buy one....

The more I see them, the more I want one.

Stop it! Those all look awesome!

 

[chrisdaphish]

NO! DONT STOP IT! keep it coming =)

gobyjohnkenobi! (haha) you must come to the darkside!=)

 

[nate4546]

Here's mine

 

[chrisdaphish]

really pretty nate! cute clowns as well

 

[Mr Bojangles]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8502006#post8502006 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nate4546
Here's mine

very cool :rollface:

 

[naka]

Here's my green toadstool.

James