Mushrooms coexistence with other corals

[rolyguy7]

Hi guys, I’d like to know if anyone here has had any issues with Mushroom corals attacking nearby corals. I personally have never had an issue. They seem to get along with any corals I’ve set next to them so far. Just looking to see what others experience has been with these corals. Much appreciated. Thanks.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hi guys, I’d like to know if anyone here has had any issues with Mushroom corals attacking nearby corals. I personally have never had an issue. They seem to get along with any corals I’ve set next to them so far. Just looking to see what others experience has been with these corals. Much appreciated. Thanks.

I have had some to close to coral and left a bald spot on that coral. Main one is hairy mushroom.

 

[rolyguy7]

I have had some to close to coral and left a bald spot on that coral. Main one is hairy mushroom.

I see. Which coral type did it sting?

 

[vetteguy53081]

I see. Which coral type did it sting?

acro and acan

 

[Neptunium93]

When i had my old red sea max 250, i had a colony of hairy mushroom that would kill anything near it even galaxy or echinata

 

[Txag96]

I had one wear out a spot on a chalice.

 

[Proteus Meep]

I had some blue discosoma slowly take out hundreds of fire and ice zoa...the tank was 30" deep so difficult to help out with the battle

 

[John3]

Rhodactis shrooms seem to have some fight to them from my experience.

 

[Vapox]

Depending on the type, it may do little to no harm and it could also irritate corals till until they die especially if they are the type to spread fast. Just like everything in your tank, you have to monitor their behavior and move accordingly or just outright get rid of it before it causes more damage.

 

[fish farmer]

I don't trust them. I have green striped and red mushrooms. They both coexist together, but the greens have a truce with brown button palys, they both tolerate being close, but I think the mushrooms make the palys close more. They will cover GSP and make them close.

Softies like nephia and colt seem to get along, but those usually grow above the mushrooms.

I don't dare have them get established in zoa country. I had one pop up in some midnight suns which are still alive, but I want to get rid of it.

I planted a small frag of hammer between some mushrooms and palys, no one is really winning, the palys may be closing up more though, due to the hammer.

 

[sixty_reefer]

Rhodactis are always up to no good in mine.

 

[MTBake]

I've had mixed results. The shading that mushrooms cause can be troublesome. Some varieties will sting nearby corals as well. I had some purple discosoma take over a lot space in a 75 gallon years ago. Also had some giant fuzzy mushrooms in that same tank, one of which caught and ate a midas blennys. That one mushroom was over 8 inches in diameter. The fish, barely 2 inches long.