toadstool mushroom. what to do?

[petere1989]

here's my toadstool. obviously its not looking good. was looking great at the store when I bought it, but hasn't opened up and its been 2 weeks. all tank parameters are within proper levels. what should i do with it?

 

[miranda60]

how about the flow??? maybe change the place... raison can be shedding too...

 

[ldallen95219]

I would try moving it as they like medium to high flow since they shed. I have one also and it got so big (size of a dinner plate) that I finally had to frag it and now I have about 10 little ones. I would move it to another location before you decide to get rid of it. Sometimes they will close up for a week or two.

 

[LouisianaReefer]

Is that your first toadstool? It does have some polyps extended. Perhaps if it sheds its outer skin, put up some new pics to show everyone the changes. I have been having mine for over a year and they never shed. That one looks like it might which is common among toadstools.

 

[7391eidde]

Do you have fish set on it. I have my Starry and Bi-Color Blenny sit on my Toadstool. They will look like that sometimes after they sit on them.

 

[smiz]

What kind of lights are you using?

 

[petere1989]

T5 aquaticlife fixture. i'll get some pictures later tonight. some polyps are coming up but just a little bit.

the thing is that in the store it looked perfect, and hasn't looked like that since I brought it home.

 

[Poseidons frags]

i would actually wait another week or 2 before moving it,or adjusting flow... toadstool's are infamous for acclimating real slow!

 

[Wretched]

Im going to vouch for shedding. That's exactly what mine does when it begins shedding. It took 2 weeks to fully expel.

 

[str8kickn1]

Mine did the exact same thing for two weeks, finally i just moved it out of direct flow and a day later polyps were extended all the way. Been doing great ever since..i would definitly move it away from flow

 

[petere1989]

yea i'm not sure. i actually added two more pumps to the tank, and then polyps started to show but the color was, and is, still not the same from when I bought it. also its been about a month and it has not changed much.

 

[msnwld]

Took mine a week to open up..

 

[justthewife]

I would say it doesn't like the flow. Too much or too little

 

[dtaranath]

Im going to vouch for shedding. That's exactly what mine does when it begins shedding. It took 2 weeks to fully expel.

+1

Mine goes in and out of that phase all the time. In the beginning, I used to get worried; not anymore. I think toadstools are pretty hard to kill.