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Mushrooms & water changes

Started by Thunda, April 16, 2011, 11:10:53 PM

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Thunda

April 16, 2011, 11:10:53 PM
hi everyone! we have done 2 water changes since we got our coral, & we noticed both times that the mushrooms reacted strongly, by coning. We were wondering what's up with that? is it normal? or something we should be concerned about?

FocusFin

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April 17, 2011, 12:29:35 AM

Don't know why they would react that way, usually when they're lacking light they'll sort of stretch towards it, but haven't seen it with just water change.

If your water parameters are reasonable then its nothing to be concerned about, mushrooms can grow in just about any environment. I've had mushrooms that detached and ended up darkness under a rock and still thrive.
110g saltwater/reef


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NjOyRiD

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April 17, 2011, 06:06:52 AM
same with me, never seem mine doing that!
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HappyGuppy

#3
April 17, 2011, 09:39:48 AM
FWIW I have seen my mushrooms coning before.  I have no idea what was the stimulus for that behavior.

Thunda

#4
April 17, 2011, 12:19:31 PM
From our testing, all our parameters are normal, & we use the Instant Ocean: Reef Crystals

well, I guess I'll just chalk this one up as to them being "Happy" (for as much a plant can be happy!) lol

HappyGuppy

#5
April 17, 2011, 12:39:25 PM
FWIW, they're actually animals.  Furthermore, though we call them corals, mushrooms are actually closer to anemone.

My suspicion is that it is a "happy" thing when they are coning, from what I recollect of my own experience.

Thunda

#6
April 17, 2011, 01:25:52 PM
Mushrooms are actually an animal? do we have to buy special food for them? or do they just feed off of the light? Az at Aqua Valley showed us some his corals & did a demonstration on feeing some (that was WAY to cool!). he mentioned that the Mushrooms only need light.

& what does FWIW mean?

Rybren

#7
April 17, 2011, 01:31:02 PM
FWIW = For What It's Worth
120G Reef

Bob P

#8
April 17, 2011, 01:36:36 PM
Some Mushrooms take mysis.
I have 3 or 4 types that liketo be fed.
The rest are photosynthetic.
Best to do some research before jumping in.

Darth

#9
April 17, 2011, 04:25:41 PM
you can feed any coral the size of the food is dependant on the coral some corals you need to fee phytoplankton. I feed my tank a variety of cyclopeze reef roids mysis and krill and the aneneme's silversides but for everyone is different half the fun us finding out what works for you
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