help with JB mushroom

Kremis · Dec 28, 2017

hi all - my jawbreaker mushroom recently has sort of just remained more closed up than it used to be. a few weeks ago, it stayed open to about 1.25-1.5 inches across, but it has stayed only at around a bit less than a quarter size for a few weeks. it did get more red though. I also have baby JBs that are kind of doing the same thing, they are smaller than they used to be and arent opening up as much.
tank is a 28 gallon nano cube, no skimmer. softy tank. all the babies and the mother did infact detach and float around before I put them into the little cups.

I attached pics
mother a few weeks ago

baby a few weeks ago

mother now

babies now

rock_lobster · Dec 28, 2017

Send them my way and I will nurse them back for you!

Kremis · Mar 8, 2018

bump, health is still deteriorating - now is starting to bleach. I moved it into my 180 gallon next to my other green discosoma mushrooms but it just detached.... so I moved it into a cup at the bottom but it didnt attach - moved it back into my 28 gallon. After it started to bleach I cut lighting down 3 hours, now am running 9 hours of light instead of 12. I have perfectly healthy bounce rhodactuses next to it but it is still deteriorating. any help is appreciated

NanoCrazed · Mar 17, 2018

Is your light too bright for it...? not so much photo period but intensity.

turok · Mar 17, 2018

I vote too much light also.

Kremis · Mar 18, 2018

I moved it into my 180 right next to my other discosoma shrooms that are doing good, ill see how ti does

NanoCrazed · Mar 18, 2018

Worst case scenario, i can nurse it for you temporarily... unless rock_lobster is local to the Bay Area as well (or if you want to sell it to me)

I have a bit of luck keeping shrooms...

.. just no guarantees and all that disclaimer stuff.

Kremis · Mar 18, 2018

NanoCrazed said:
Worst case scenario, i can nurse it for you temporarily... unless rock_lobster is local to the Bay Area as well (or if you want to sell it to me)

I have a bit of luck keeping shrooms... .. just no guarantees and all that disclaimer stuff.

aight man ill be sure to let you know if it doesnt recover