Most expensive toadstool coral

[Pagodazoa]

As the title says, does anyone know what the most expensive toadstool is? We all know they come in different shapes, colors and polyp extensions but what makes the prices vary beside location? Also not known as an expensive coral but interesting nonetheless on which is valued the highest. My local fish store called the toadstools I purchased awhile back imperials and said they were on the rare side. To me they look like your typical toadstool but I still find them to be very nice. Can anyone chime in on this one? I know tyree toadstools are very popular with their green polyps but are they priced on the higher end for toadstools? From the information I've gathered it seems the Japanese deep water toadstool is the most expensive, is that correct? Also if anyone can contribute pictures of their toadstools that would be much appreciated, always love to see what's out there.

 

[Pagodazoa]

These are the toadstools they called imperials, they are rather large

 

[Pagodazoa]

Here is my green polyp toadstool

 

[Pagodazoa]

My guess is no one vists this part of the forum?

 

[thirty6]

Bump for ya


For some reason I have never had luck with them, everything else I tried I had success with.

 

[5thChorseman]

Can't see any pictures or thumbnail.

Here is my green polyp toadstool

 

[Pagodazoa]

Odd the picture is under the comment

 

[zenfish]

fiji yellow leathers.. green polyped leathers... cool question, don't see expensive leather/toadstool corals generally unless they are massive

 

[reefs4life]

Yeah the yellow stuff is the most expensive as already mentioned. The new one that is being collected, however, is the weeping willow toadstool and those seem to top the prices of others by a few bucks

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[Pagodazoa]

Does anyone have a weeping toadstool?

 

[Rookie2reef]

My leather

Pic

 

[reefs4life]

Pic

Does it extend its polyps as much as this guy?

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[Rookie2reef]

Nah

 

[LongIslandAndy]

Hi I bought a frag a year ago from Pablo, it is rare Japanese long tentacled toadstool. Here is a link on MR
https://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/sale-trade/194476-long-polyps-japanese-toadstool-frags.html

 

[Rookie2reef]

Nice

 

[Pagodazoa]

Do you have a picture of what it currently looks like Andy? From images online they look like a very deep green

 

[DanConnor]

The most expensive what is termed is the japanese green sarcophyton. This usually refers to a coral that is solid bright florescent green; tentacles and capitulum. It is a very slow grower. I have one I bought for $100 from someone on RC about the size of a nickle.

About 15 years ago I had a weeping willow like in the picture above. Not sure how expensive but they are hard to find. Very tall stalk and small capitulum. Now I have a long tentacled toadstool from Unique; not as long as the above but quite nice.

 

[Pablo]

I still frag them. Got a few frags available if anyone is interested.

Short polyps Japanese toadstool (Very slow grower)

Long Polyps Japanese (Very rare)

 

[Pagodazoa]

Wow those are nice looking toadstools must be very rare I've never seen them before. Have you seen a full grown long polyp Japanese toadstool?

 

[BKreefbaby]

Yeah the Japanese toadstool are suppose to be expensive and from an article I recently read most corals that come from Japan are illegal. That's the only reason I think they are expensive, I could be wrong.