What Is This?

DianaDoesDallas · Jul 25, 2017

We have a rock in our tank with a number of mushrooms on it and tonight we noticed this trumpet looking light pink something growing out from in between the mushrooms. Can anyone ID it for me please?

Reefraft · Jul 25, 2017

Looks like a new mushroom forming to me.

DianaDoesDallas · Jul 25, 2017

That would be excellent! Thank you!

Reefraft · Jul 25, 2017

You from the dallas area?

Butitor · Jul 25, 2017

looks like a palys that shrink battling with the shroom it always happend in my crowded tank.

DianaDoesDallas · Jul 25, 2017

Reefraft said:
You from the dallas area?

Yes, to the north of Dallas. McKinney.

DianaDoesDallas · Jul 25, 2017

Butitor said:
looks like a palys that shrink battling with the shroom it always happend in my crowded tank.

I was thinking that since there are a lot of other green Palys around it. It doesn't have any of the usual characteristics of a paly though. It is smooth and does not have a defined center to it plus there are no little tendrils coming out around the edges..

Reefraft · Jul 25, 2017

DianaDoesDallas said:
Yes, to the north of Dallas. McKinney.

Nice. Mckinney is where I'm from too.

AcroNem · Jul 25, 2017

They are Palythoa, likely the same ones that are in the background, they just look pretty upset.

Killer Karma · Jul 25, 2017

Be careful if you decide to remove that palythoa to save the mushroom. I've had some bad experiences with paly toxin and it is not something to mess around with. Do not remove it with your bare hand, at the least use tweezers. Once you have removed the paly's you want wash well and give the tank a couple of hours. Paly toxin is pretty unstable and breaks down fairly quickly.

DianaDoesDallas · Jul 25, 2017

AcroNem said:
They are Palythoa, likely the same ones that are in the background, they just look pretty upset.

Thank you

DianaDoesDallas · Jul 25, 2017

Killer Karma said:
Be careful if you decide to remove that palythoa to save the mushroom. I've had some bad experiences with paly toxin and it is not something to mess around with. Do not remove it with your bare hand, at the least use tweezers. Once you have removed the paly's you want wash well and give the tank a couple of hours. Paly toxin is pretty unstable and breaks down fairly quickly.

I had been reading about this very thing! I'm so sorry you had to go through that!