Toadstool wont stop growing?

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  1. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    Hey guys, long time no see. I was just wondering how big can toadstools get? Do they split when they get big? or do i have to do it?

    Mine has been growing and growing none stop since I got it. I want to say that it is 2 feet wide and maybe a little less than a feet tall.

    This pic is taken almost before the lights turn off, so it is a little smaller than when the day lights are on.
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    I posted a FTS for comparison.

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  2. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    It's gorgeous!! I LOVE giant toadstools!

    And I think that's a common problem with toadstools - they don't like to stop growing ;)
     
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  3. Inertiatic

    Inertiatic Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Damn that thing is huge. A child could use that as a chair.
     
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  4. cbs3315

    cbs3315 Ritteri Anemone

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    Wow!!! Can't help you on the splitting but wow!!!
     
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  5. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    haha, I remember when I got it. It was only the size of a dollar. ::)
    i have two huge bags with activated carbon in my refugium just for him. (or her).
    I read that the bigger sized ones were females.
     
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  6. grinder37

    grinder37 Whip-Lash Squid

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    Females get that huge where males stay smaller (like 5 to 6 inch diameter),wait mabey it's the other way around,lol,i forgot,but one,the male or female totally can dwarf the other.Just something i read up on a while back.And a full 2ft is not out of the question.

    Edit,nice toady btw
     
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  7. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    Really?! lol I love her ;D
     
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  8. SushiGirl

    SushiGirl Barracuda

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    They get huge. One of our LFSs has one that wouldn't even fit in our 55 and it hasn't split. It's like 2' x 2' and tall.
     
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  9. Reef-a-holic

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    LOL! What we tend to think of as huge in our tanks is but a lil' baby in the wild.

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  10. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    that looks like a colony though right?
     
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