Weeping willow coral?

[Saltwater_hobbiest]

I bought this from coral explorers and it is still just frag but they labeled it as a WYSIWYG Weeping willow. Is this a weeping willow or did I get ripped off?

 

[littlefoxx]

That would be my guess too. @vetteguy53081 or @Jay Hemdal could probably ID for sure

 

[vetteguy53081]

I bought this from coral explorers and it is still just frag but they labeled it as a WYSIWYG Weeping willow. Is this a weeping willow or did I get ripped off?

Japanese toadstool and very hardy

 

[Saltwater_hobbiest]

Japanese toadstool and very hardy

Is that a weeping willow as well?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Is that a weeping willow as well?

Weeping willow is very full often looking like a torch as shown below

 

[NanoSteam]

Looks like my toadstool, a true Weeping Willow is rare to come by these days. Only place I've found that I would trust is: https://www.aquacorals.com/index.ph...adstools/product/153-weeping-willow-toadstool

She actually shows the mother colony it's come from.

 

[MikeReefs]

Japanese neon toadstools are nicer in my opinion and usually more expensive. Weepings are usually purple/pink. They look pretty similar with long polyps. Haven’t been able to find a Japanese in a while

 

[ReeferMo]

Turn off the flow and see if it bends down or stays upright

 

[Jposch]

As far as anyone knows, Jake Adams was the only one to have that specific strain/morphology. He had givena few frags away, but ultimately, his original died. Then, over time, the shared pieces also died, with rhe last know piece being in Sanjay's 29gal "maintenance free" tank. That tank blew a seal, and he lost the last know lineaged piece to exist. This is why a "true weeping willow toadstool" is essentially a white whale.
While it is true that keeping them in low light and flow with gwt some toadstools to have long polyps, most won't truly "weep" like that photo. And, I imagine when the cap got larger, the polyps would stay the same length, and thus lose that weeping willow appearance.
This is the closest I've found,(so far) and in higher light and flow, the polyps are shorter.