Toadstool leather closed up after eating?

[John.Thompson]

I recently put in a toadstool into my tank that has perfect parameters. I broadcast fed the tank with Zooplankton it closed up pretty quickly and I haven’t seen it open much since…. Is this normal?

 

[DeniseAndy]

Yep. Toadstools will close up when you mess in the water. Especially while acclimating. Give it a week to really decide to open up.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Most all soft corals close when fed. They in essence hug their food and draw it in

 

[John.Thompson]

Yep. Toadstools will close up when you mess in the water. Especially while acclimating. Give it a week to really decide to open up.

Thanks so much!!!

 

[John.Thompson]

Yep. Toadstools will close up when you mess in the water. Especially while acclimating. Give it a week to really decide to open up.

It also has sometimes some white flakey looking stuff. This a shed by chance?

 

[DeniseAndy]

Could be. On the stalk or the top of it. Sometimes if they flake on the stalk it is a sign of an issue. Lots of times this is too much direct flow.

 

[John.Thompson]

Could be. On the stalk or the top of it. Sometimes if they flake on the stalk it is a sign of an issue. Lots of times this is too much direct flow.

This is the look at top and side. Just particulate from water and flow?? Or too little flow?

 

[DeniseAndy]

Does not look to be an issue. Probably shedding. That looks pretty healthy in the picture.