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Common Toadstool

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Sarcophyton trocheliophorum Photo © Animal-World

   As can be seen in the photo this coral reproduces by "budding" in which a small coral grows from the base and starts its own coral. The "bud" can be severed from the parent coral at this point and glued to its' own rock.

Sarcophyton "Bud"
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Lighting - Water flow:
   Low water movement is required. It requires medium to strong light.

Difficulty of Care:
   This is one of the hardiest of corals. Can be recommended to beginners.

Aggressiveness:
   Aggressive if allowed to touch other corals.

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I love my little toadstool coral. I started my first big saltwater aquarium about 6 months ago, and this little coral was one of my first additions. It has now grown to a much larger size and has done very well in my tank. I would recommend this coral to any beginner reef aquarist. Reply Laurie Jane 2007-09-16
This is a very easy to keep soft coral. It can come in a few different colours, right now I have 2 small yellow guys. They are very cute, the moment I saw it in the store I knew I had to have it. Very easy to feed, doesn't need lots of light, looks GREAT under actinic :). I recommend trying to find an aquacultured variety. Best of luck. Reply Curtis 2006-06-09
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I have a toadstool actually two in a small tank and my bicolor blenny keeps getting into the head of the larger toadstool, is this going to kill the toadstool and how can I deter the blenny from rooting and biting the coral? Reply melissa 2010-07-22
I have a toadstool and sometimes the appendages recede. Is this indicative of anything wrong? Reply aiaman 2010-02-23
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I wish the fish stores would tell you some of the things that are on this web site. No one told us the toad stool was hard to keep or the same with the beta fish. This is a great web site for information. Now the key is to look up this info first. Kathy Reply kathy 2005-12-26

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