Dying or damaged hairy mushroom?

jflick345 · 10/31/2009, 11:27 PM

I have a hairy mushroom that was in my nanocube for probably a month and a half and recently moved it into my 45g. There is a hole in the middle of it now where the oral disk should be and I'm not sure why. Has anyone ever seen this? Could it just be that it got damaged somehow in the transfer? The is also something stringy around the edges of the hole.

The 45g has been setup for about 5 weeks but a combo or dry rock and LR that was in my nano for 4 months was used. The lighting is also much stronger in the 45 (4x39w IceCap retro vs. 2x24w PC in the nano) but the mushroom is on the sand bed in the corner of the tank. The rest of the body looks normal except for the probably 1cm hole in the middle.

Any thoughts???

romsoccer12 · 11/01/2009, 01:48 PM

sup jflick, i find my hairy mushrooms are really sensitive sometimes and do the same thing. i found out that to much lighte causes them to start melting like that or to much nitrates can cause it. the bad thing is once it starts happening, you cant save the mushroom, but the good thing is it grows back really fast for some reason

jflick345 · 11/01/2009, 04:20 PM

I assumed it had something to do more with the light. Nitrates are almost nonexistent and not any higher than the tank I moved them from. I decided to move it more into the shade to see if it helps it regrow. Kinda looks like it's splitting into 3 mushrooms now so we'll see how it goes. Thanks!

Hamerhed · 11/02/2009, 04:21 PM

my hairy mushroom started to not look so good awhile ago. It didn't expand as much as before and its mouth was more evident. I thought something was up for sure Then one day i looked and there were two mouths. My hairy mushroom and multiplied. And before the original one started to look better it split again so now I have 3 of them on the same rock they are all looking really good.

bekindtoyurbuds · 11/03/2009, 01:20 AM

It sounds like it starting to split. Mine do this all the time, they start out with a hole near the center that slowly gets bigger, it sort of looks like its ripping itself apart, then becomes two mushrooms instead of one.

jflick345 · 11/03/2009, 08:33 AM

Thanks for all the input. It definitely looks like it split. I moved it into a little more shaded area just to be safe but it now looks like I have 3 mushrooms on the rock. Kinda bummed though bc it originally was about 3in wide when fully opened.

romsoccer12 · 11/04/2009, 03:16 PM

congrats, glad it wasnt just melting like mine

dalston · 11/05/2009, 12:44 AM

^I wish I could get my hairy mushrooms to melt, I find they are indestructable. I even kalk pasted one that was killing a monti, it regrew into 3!

10/31/2009, 11:27 PM	#1
jflick345 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Lyndhurst, OH Posts: 356	Dying or damaged hairy mushroom? I have a hairy mushroom that was in my nanocube for probably a month and a half and recently moved it into my 45g. There is a hole in the middle of it now where the oral disk should be and I'm not sure why. Has anyone ever seen this? Could it just be that it got damaged somehow in the transfer? The is also something stringy around the edges of the hole. The 45g has been setup for about 5 weeks but a combo or dry rock and LR that was in my nano for 4 months was used. The lighting is also much stronger in the 45 (4x39w IceCap retro vs. 2x24w PC in the nano) but the mushroom is on the sand bed in the corner of the tank. The rest of the body looks normal except for the probably 1cm hole in the middle. Any thoughts???

11/01/2009, 01:48 PM	#2
romsoccer12 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ohio Posts: 1,817	sup jflick, i find my hairy mushrooms are really sensitive sometimes and do the same thing. i found out that to much lighte causes them to start melting like that or to much nitrates can cause it. the bad thing is once it starts happening, you cant save the mushroom, but the good thing is it grows back really fast for some reason __________________ Colin R Current Tank Info: 3rd tank working fine!(29gal oceanic biocube) 5-6months old

11/02/2009, 04:21 PM	#4
Hamerhed Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Great White North Posts: 34	my hairy mushroom started to not look so good awhile ago. It didn't expand as much as before and its mouth was more evident. I thought something was up for sure Then one day i looked and there were two mouths. My hairy mushroom and multiplied. And before the original one started to look better it split again so now I have 3 of them on the same rock they are all looking really good. __________________ 20g tank, 20g sump/ref, rio nano skimmer 25lbs LR, chaetos, 6 astrea 2 clarkii clowns, 1 firefish, 1 blood shrimp red, blue and hairy mushrooms, frogspawn, Pumping Zenia, Blue Snowflake, Zoanthids, Hammer, Candy Cane, Bird's Nest, Green Acropora, Green Psammacora Never mind your tank let me see your sump Current Tank Info: Up since july 1 2009

11/04/2009, 03:16 PM	#7
romsoccer12 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ohio Posts: 1,817	congrats, glad it wasnt just melting like mine __________________ Colin R Current Tank Info: 3rd tank working fine!(29gal oceanic biocube) 5-6months old

11/05/2009, 12:44 AM	#8
dalston Nano reefer Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 789	^I wish I could get my hairy mushrooms to melt, I find they are indestructable. I even kalk pasted one that was killing a monti, it regrew into 3! __________________ Profoundly in love with Pandora ___________________________ Current Tank Info: 30 gal custom...RIP, 12 gal nano DX

11/01/2009, 04:20 PM	#3
jflick345 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Lyndhurst, OH Posts: 356	I assumed it had something to do more with the light. Nitrates are almost nonexistent and not any higher than the tank I moved them from. I decided to move it more into the shade to see if it helps it regrow. Kinda looks like it's splitting into 3 mushrooms now so we'll see how it goes. Thanks!

11/03/2009, 01:20 AM	#5
bekindtoyurbuds Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Riverside Ca Posts: 233	It sounds like it starting to split. Mine do this all the time, they start out with a hole near the center that slowly gets bigger, it sort of looks like its ripping itself apart, then becomes two mushrooms instead of one.

11/03/2009, 08:33 AM	#6
jflick345 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Lyndhurst, OH Posts: 356	Thanks for all the input. It definitely looks like it split. I moved it into a little more shaded area just to be safe but it now looks like I have 3 mushrooms on the rock. Kinda bummed though bc it originally was about 3in wide when fully opened.