Can stress cause mushrooms to split?

[Just John]

I have a mushroom that was slightly larger than a quarter. It had a rough couple of weeks because I had stopped feeding it to deal with some algae (used to be fed 3x a week), it had a two day blackout and I added some Reef Flux to the tank. It has shrunk somewhat and is now splitting. Is this likely because of a stress response?

 

[LRT]

Yes stress of all types can trigger splitting response. I have a cpl that will split in too much flow or light.

 

[shadow_k]

^ I agree with @LRT hr is the shroom master.
stress can trigger it to split think of it as a survival method

 

[Saltyreef]

Yup @ LRT got this one.
SHROOM GANDHI!!!

 

[LRT]

Yup @ LRT got this one.
SHROOM GANDHI!!!

Learned it from watching you sir hahaha Salty is my shroom god

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

@Saltyreef and @LRT already got it. I'm useless as a follow up to those two!

 

[Just John]

Thanks for the input everyone. It's interesting, because every rhodactis I have started small and split after a month or so. Then they never split again and are all close to 3" across, if not larger now.

 

[Saltyreef]

Thanks for the input everyone. It's interesting, because every rhodactis I have started small and split after a month or so. Then they never split again and are all close to 3" across, if not larger now.

Never say that around a gonzos golden dragon.....lol