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?
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.
same with me, never seem mine doing that!
FWIW I have seen my mushrooms coning before. I have no idea what was the stimulus for that behavior.
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
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.
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?
FWIW = For What It's Worth
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.
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