Japanese Toadstool (Neon Green)
A variant of Toadstool leather coral (Sarcophyton sp.)
Representative Toadstool leather coralphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
A neon-green toadstool strain in which both the capitulum and the polyps glow green under blue light, traded as the 'Japanese' toadstool. A colorful step up from the plain brown toadstool while staying hardy.
📜 Backstory
Traded as 'Japanese Toadstool' or 'Japanese Neon Green Toadstool' by vendors such as Top Shelf Aquatics, Cornbred Corals, Tidal Gardens and Vivid Aquariums. Hobbyists (including Tidal Gardens) note the 'Japanese' label is a strain name, not a literal origin or depth: it is generally neither truly from Japan nor a deepwater coral, so labels like 'Japanese deepwater' are marketing and the actual collection origin is debated.
Keeper tips for this variant
Provide moderate flow and good blue-spectrum light to maximize the green; give it space and run carbon, as leathers can chemically suppress nearby corals during their periodic mucus shed.