Help with an ID

[Cove Beach]

I picked up this frag a couple weeks ago, its supposed to be a yellow leather with white polyps. Any ideas what it is? Also it is more of a tan than the photo shows.

[graphixx]

looks like a toadstool to me

[davejnz]

Yup,scientific name would be Sarcophyton sp.

[lReef lKeeper]

thats a toadstool leather. mine looked just like that when i got it ... and here it is now .....


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[ReefNeck]

Agreed! Toadstool leather! I have a baby myself. Bought it from a LFS about 6 weeks ago and it has doubled in size. :D

[Cove Beach]

Thanks for the quick replys! Looks like i may end up moving it before it takes off since from the pics it will need more room to spread out. Which leaves me a space to add something that goes vertical!!!

[lReef lKeeper]

glad to be of assistance Cove Beach ... need anything else just let us know

[perpetual98]

Does yours have a stalk to it? I just picked up something that looks just like it, but there wasn't a stalk to it, in fact, you could have told me it was a kidney bean and I would have believed you. Got it from a local reefer. I have pics of it at home that I have to get off of my digital camera, but it looks just like yours.

[Cove Beach]

Nope no stalk at all. Matter of fact i had to re-attach it yesterday because one of the Turbos bulldozed it off the rock i had it glued to. I did put it in a slightly brighter location which made the polyps extend even farther than before. Still no yellow to it at all. I emailed the guy i got it from but have recieved no reply yet.

[perpetual98]

Here's a picture of mine...

http://www.ericfeige.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/toadstool.jpg

[ramoth41]

Man I wish I'd know you folks were BUYING toadstool! We have Devil's Hand leathers that we have been GIVING AWAY for prolly 6-7 years now!! lol:D

Right now we have one that is 5-6th generation and is about 1ft in diameter! Sits right in the middle of the tank! BTW thats my hand infront of it just to give you some scale!! lol