cutting down toadstool leather

EvilInSin · #1 03/25/2006, 02:47 AM

ok our toadstool is way too tall and we want to cut it down to shorten it. Can I just chop off mid-way up the stem then glue to the rock?
We dont mind the size of the head we just dont want it 8" tall.

TIA

armagedon48 · #2 03/25/2006, 08:07 AM

wait till someone else confirms this but i think you just cut it with a sharp clean knife and let it heal, the remaining stock will regrow a head and the other half will heal and attach to something in 2 weeks. dont use glue on the flesh of the coral. if it has a skeleton, that may be glued on or if the coral has attached to a rock or shell, that may be glued on. if someone else thinks its alright to glue the flesh to rock, please explain because im new to the glueing

jasonj90 · #3 03/29/2006, 07:50 PM

cut and pin down to a rock with a toothpick, through the side of the stalk.

javatech · #4 03/30/2006, 03:50 AM

I just cut mine off and put the head in a low flow tank on the rock i wanted it on and in a 2 weeks it was on the rock good and firm
and by then you could see the stub growing a new head

rustybucket145 · #5 03/30/2006, 03:03 PM

toadstools are super easy. If you want to 'shorten' it just cut the stem at the height you want it. It will start regrowing a new cap in a matter of days. To attach the piece you cut off simply rubberband the 'stump' to a rock. If you have a long enough stump you can rubberband it halfway up the stump and the bottom end will also grow a cap, thus, giving you a two headed leather!

EvilInSin · #6 03/30/2006, 08:43 PM

Great info all Thanks so much! I'm going to try that banding half way up and get 2 to grow from one.

saltym3 · #7 04/01/2006, 07:56 PM

ive cut my toadstool about 4 or 5 times now. it will grow a new head in no time..

JusJim · #8 04/03/2006, 09:54 PM

So when you cut it, do you just take it out of the water, or does it have to stay in water while cutting it?

javatech · #9 04/04/2006, 02:59 AM

I just cut mine in the tank, the rock it's on is too big to move

pledosophy · #10 04/07/2006, 12:37 PM

I take mine out just because it is easy to move and less messy.

After I cut off the head, I cut the head into several pieces and attach them all to rocks, then I have multiple leathers.