Green hairy mushroom removal

nlutfi · Apr 16, 2023

Does anyone have any tips or tricks for removing or killing green hairy mushrooms? They have spread through out my tank and are taking over some of my sps? I have tried injecting vinegar and f aiptasia it just seems to cause them to retract for a day or two and then come back and sometimes split into more. Does anything eat them? Or any corals that are know to sting them back? Thanks!

liddojunior · Apr 16, 2023

Make them retract and use a bone cutter to cut the rock at their foot to frag them off ?
You could prob just sell the frags too
If you cut them off it’ll apparently regrow from the small tissue. I’ve never had a hairy mushroom grow from a small piece when breaking it off he rock tho

liddojunior · Apr 16, 2023

I get these guys to close all the way by feeding them. They look like little closed anemones when they eating

littlefoxx · Apr 17, 2023

nlutfi said:
Does anyone have any tips or tricks for removing or killing green hairy mushrooms? They have spread through out my tank and are taking over some of my sps? I have tried injecting vinegar and f aiptasia it just seems to cause them to retract for a day or two and then come back and sometimes split into more. Does anything eat them? Or any corals that are know to sting them back? Thanks!

If you dont want them I would so take them! I love mushrooms!!

nlutfi · Apr 17, 2023

littlefoxx said:
If you dont want them I would so take them! I love mushrooms!!

If I can get them off without killing them they are all yours!

ca1ore · Apr 17, 2023

Green hairy mushrooms are a scourge. Only thing I found effective is to remove the rocks and scrub them off.

nlutfi · Apr 17, 2023

ca1ore said:
Green hairy mushrooms are a scourge. Only thing I found effective is to remove the rocks and scrub them off.

Unfortunately that's really not an option for me.

InvaderJim · Apr 17, 2023

I regret ever putting those things in my tanks lol. Best way I've found to remove them is just tick them off then scrape them off with something.

nlutfi · Apr 17, 2023

InvaderJim said:
I regret ever putting those things in my tanks lol. Best way I've found to remove them is just tick them off then scrape them off with something.

Thanks! I think that's what I'm going to try next!

SoggyNW · Jul 9, 2023

I'm having some luck with Joe's juice. I wait till light off when they close up into a ball and then inject the Joe's juice in through the tiny hole. I've done it to 4 so far and they are dissolved by morning.

Baby_Shark · Aug 2, 2023

SoggyNW said:
I'm having some luck with Joe's juice. I wait till light off when they close up into a ball and then inject the Joe's juice in through the tiny hole. I've done it to 4 so far and they are dissolved by morning.

Just ordered some, ill try it out.

NotoriousDMC · Dec 20, 2023

I’m about to remove some from my tank. I currently plan to feed them and then use a bone cutter to cut rock underneath them. Anyone have other problems in the tank after removing these—regardless of the method? Meaning do they release toxins or anything like that? I’m trying to decide if I’m going to remove a covered base rock from my tank to do this…

Reeferbadness · Dec 20, 2023

I made the mistake of adding one of these to a newby 180G tank and about 6 months in, about a year later they were everywhere. I cut and removed all of them (many still living and gave them away) - about 6 months later I noticed another 2 that somehow survived the cull. For these, i just used F Aiptasia - heavy dose. Seems to have worked. Good luck. These should be banned from the trade IMHO - def up there with GSP , Blue Clove Polyps and other invasive corals that end up being a major headache for most who didn't have a clue when they purchased them from an LFS or online store.

NotoriousDMC · Dec 20, 2023

Reeferbadness said:
I made the mistake of adding one of these to a newby 180G tank and about 6 months in, about a year later they were everywhere. I cut and removed all of them (many still living and gave them away) - about 6 months later I noticed another 2 that somehow survived the cull. For these, i just used F Aiptasia - heavy dose. Seems to have worked. Good luck. These should be banned from the trade IMHO - def up there with GSP , Blue Clove Polyps and other invasive corals that end up being a major headache for most who didn't have a clue when they purchased them from an LFS or online store.

I have all three!!! And agree with you. They all suck.

Rick's Reviews · Dec 20, 2023

littlefoxx said:
If you dont want them I would so take them! I love mushrooms!!

What mushrooms you got please

littlefoxx · Dec 20, 2023

Rick's Reviews said:
What mushrooms you got please

That I have or the OP still has?

Edit: thought this was a different post about selling mushrooms! Lol

Ive got a large rock covered in big fat hairy green mushrooms lol they are super cool

FernFish · Dec 20, 2023

Lucky mine don’t grow at all

NotoriousDMC · Dec 20, 2023

FernFish said:
Lucky mine don’t grow at all

Mine do

exnisstech · Dec 20, 2023

FernFish said:
Lucky mine don’t grow at all

Same. I've had a single one that has not done much in over a year. Funny thing is it came from a tank that was torn down because of an infestation of them.