yellow or white toadstool in Bay Area California

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Does anyone know where I can find a yellow or white toadstool leather in the Bay Area of Cali? I have looked everywhere and called almost all the lfs I can find and nobody seem to have one. Anyone have any pointer on where I can pick one up beside online sites. I dont like buying something I cant see in person. Or if anyone have any frags they want to sell.
 
Yellow fiji leather or elegans toadstool as they are commonly called are the only truly yellow toadstool that I'm aware of. They actually hold their color as well. Most every other "yellow" toadstool on the market is either dyed or naturally more golden tan colored at best. Many end up being tan or brown. Either way, online sources like Liveaquaria's divers den are great places to buy from. Maybe there's someone else on here that has seen a truly yellow toadstool that wasn't an elegans toadstool.
 
Yea I'm familiar with those. I had one over 14 inches across that I continually fraged before I lost it about a year ago now. They look yellowish in their photo and under some lighting but almost always end up more golden brown. They are so common here in Maine that even all the Petco's sell them. Still a cool toadstool though. Hope you have luck finding one locally but if not then Vivid aquariums is definitely a reputable source to buy one.
 
I have a gorgeous yellowish/green toadstool with white polyps. No tan, no dye, not dying. Have had it forever and grew it back from a tiny speck left behind on a rock
 
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ok here is the yellow toadstool im looking for " http://www.vividaquariums.com/10Exp...al And Invertebrates:Soft Corals&SortBy=Price " I just dont like buying stuff I cant hand pick out so no online sites for me. I have also seen toadstool with only yellow polyps and I cant seem to find them anywhere in the bay area. I dont think any of these are dyed. I already found a white tip toadstool.

i'll agree with ryan, most will turn a brown color. mine started out that color and after time and growth turned out like this.

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you should frag me a piece of that toadstool. That is one of the most beautiful looking one I seen so far.


i'll agree with ryan, most will turn a brown color. mine started out that color and after time and growth turned out like this.

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None the less your toadstool is still beautiful. The color looks kinda pink, still better then some of the ugly dark brown ones i seen at some lfs. I cant wait until mine gets that big.
 
yeah I wish I still had that leather, loved the shape and color but I donated it a couple years ago to our public aquarium when I had to tear the tank down. this is the one I have now from fosters and smith, still a little young.

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I did recently make one small frag of that toadstool. I was tempted to make more or a bigger one but was talked out of doing it yet because it is a more rare morph. If you truly are interested in a piece, email me at jhylka@hotmail since you don't have the necessary posts for pms
 
Does anyone know where I can find a yellow or white toadstool leather in the Bay Area of Cali? I have looked everywhere and called almost all the lfs I can find and nobody seem to have one. Anyone have any pointer on where I can pick one up beside online sites. I dont like buying something I cant see in person. Or if anyone have any frags they want to sell.

Check this out. (maybe there's one you missed)

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1734467&highlight=bay+area+lfs

HTH.
 
yeah I wish I still had that leather, loved the shape and color but I donated it a couple years ago to our public aquarium when I had to tear the tank down. this is the one I have now from fosters and smith, still a little young.

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where did you get that little one at? I want one too. That looks so nice... Only if I can get one too. :)


Clark- yeah I check out that site and I been to most of them already. A few on that list is already closed down.
 
FWIW, you might want to take a trip down here to Stockton. It seems like those Toadstools are a dime a dozen round here.

HTH.
 
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+600+2051&pcatid=2051

that is the same one that is in my pic. same place I got it from, but dont let the pic on that site fool you.

did you order the Fiji, Indonesia, or Maricultured one? I also called them up and they said that they cant guarantee any colors and they just ship whatever their supplier has.

Why dont you just sell me yours? :) i'll offer twice what you paid.. it would hurt to try right..
 
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I did recently make one small frag of that toadstool. I was tempted to make more or a bigger one but was talked out of doing it yet because it is a more rare morph. If you truly are interested in a piece, email me at jhylka@hotmail since you don't have the necessary posts for pms

i emailed you man
 
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