Toadstool keeps splitting; why?

[new2saltyfish]

I bought a maybe 3 inch neon green toadstool coral from a member maybe 4 months ago. It seemed to grow to about 4 inches but now instead of a 4 inch round toadstool it keeps splitting off babies and is almost clover shaped and splitting. Is there a reason for this? I’d like it to keep growing large rather than splitting. I have another large toadstool in the tank that has not done this

 

[FREAKINRICAN69]

Following along as I have some and never see that happen.

 

[new2saltyfish]

 

[FREAKINRICAN69]

Now that I think of it my other toadstool is doing that lol. I thought it was just torn and kept growing lol
Not the best pic. But it’s on the left hand rim and mid of crown

 

[dilligaf29]

When the grow in weird shape it’s hard for them to hold the weight so the frag them self . I had one do this for a year till I got the scissors out and cut it all the way around and it grew back out fine

 

[FREAKINRICAN69]

When the grow in weird shape it’s hard for them to hold the weight so the frag them self . I had one do this for a year till I got the scissors out and cut it all the way around and it grew back out fine

Yeah that’s something they all do.
I learned from fragging my first from Dong when mine caught some sort of bacterial disease and rotting. It was huge. Now I only have Teo babies from that one.
The other one is not a beast as well but self dragging itself I guess lol
The circled one is the one. fragging itself. The other is the one not circled.

 

[Zeefishies]

I have a few that did the same.
Look on the bright side new frags lol

 

[new2saltyfish]

Interesting. Any tips on how to get it to stop doing that so it can fill out? Where did you cut?

 

[Slombardi]

Possibly try a different spot with more light and different flow. If you frag it cut around the outside skirt at the top of the mushroom

 

[Greg Hiller]

Yeah, mine commonly does it as well. Might be a flow issue, you might try moving it to a higher flow area.