Dying toadstool

Djbeasley05 · 03/19/2018, 04:04 PM

One of my huge turbo snail crawled over my toadstool and the stalk has been deflated ever since. Is there some way to help it along?

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alemone · 03/19/2018, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Djbeasley05

One of my huge turbo snail crawled over my toadstool and the stalk has been deflated ever since. Is there some way to help it along?

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I think it should be fine if it indeed was the snail.

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AlSimmons · 03/19/2018, 04:33 PM

Check this out.

https://www.advancedaquarist.com/2013/3/corals

HTH.

oldhead · 03/20/2018, 05:43 AM

Just leave it. Mine looked like that when I transferred everything to a larger tank. It was encrusted and tore a pieces off. I now have 4 of them. It took a few weeks for it to open, yours may be shedding. Actually mine looks like that every night when the lights are out.

mcgyvr · 03/20/2018, 06:00 AM

Its very common for leather corals to shrink up,etc... for days to weeks at a time..
They will usually come back out of it better looking than before and may shed a layer of skin,etc...

When they are dead then usually disintegrate (almost melting) rather rapidly..

jewlz · 03/20/2018, 01:47 PM

I would also just leave it. Those things swell and contract all the time for like no reason.

swiftvision · 03/20/2018, 02:24 PM

As it's been said 10x now. It's probably fine. Mine has a wild temperament and changes shape all the time.

I started with one and within one year now...I have 9?

Djbeasley05 · 03/30/2018, 07:18 AM

Unfortunately the toadstool did not survive. Melted into a snotty green blob. Still not sure what caused it. Should I run carbon for a day or two?

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alemone · 03/31/2018, 03:58 AM

My condolences.

AlSimmons · 03/31/2018, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Djbeasley05

Unfortunately the toadstool did not survive. Melted into a snotty green blob. Still not sure what caused it. Should I run carbon for a day or two?

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Running the GAC is a good thing, but before you do that just manually remove as much of that carcass as you can. In other words treat it like a dead snail. Nobody wants that. PU!

Uncle99 · 03/31/2018, 05:53 PM

I run carbon always, keeps water clear as well...

03/19/2018, 04:04 PM	#1
Djbeasley05 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 644	Dying toadstool One of my huge turbo snail crawled over my toadstool and the stalk has been deflated ever since. Is there some way to help it along? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03/20/2018, 06:00 AM	#5
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Its very common for leather corals to shrink up,etc... for days to weeks at a time.. They will usually come back out of it better looking than before and may shed a layer of skin,etc... When they are dead then usually disintegrate (almost melting) rather rapidly.. __________________ Who me?

03/20/2018, 02:24 PM	#7
swiftvision Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 179	As it's been said 10x now. It's probably fine. Mine has a wild temperament and changes shape all the time. I started with one and within one year now...I have 9? __________________ 100 Gal Cube Reef 8 Gal Nano Reef Current Tank Info: 8 Gallon Nano Reef and custom 100G cube reef

03/19/2018, 04:33 PM	#3
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	Check this out. https://www.advancedaquarist.com/2013/3/corals HTH.

03/20/2018, 05:43 AM	#4
oldhead Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: New Jersey Posts: 527	Just leave it. Mine looked like that when I transferred everything to a larger tank. It was encrusted and tore a pieces off. I now have 4 of them. It took a few weeks for it to open, yours may be shedding. Actually mine looks like that every night when the lights are out.

03/20/2018, 01:47 PM	#6
jewlz Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: North America Posts: 116	I would also just leave it. Those things swell and contract all the time for like no reason.

03/30/2018, 07:18 AM	#8
Djbeasley05 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 644	Unfortunately the toadstool did not survive. Melted into a snotty green blob. Still not sure what caused it. Should I run carbon for a day or two? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03/31/2018, 03:58 AM	#9
alemone Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 226	My condolences.

03/31/2018, 05:53 PM	#11
Uncle99 Crab Free Zone Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,906	I run carbon always, keeps water clear as well...