What the????

[ThunderGoose]

I came come from work this afternoon and found one of my St. Thomas mushrooms all ballooned up. I did a fish and shrimp count and everything that I normally see is accounted for - I don't see the snapping shrimp very often and I can never get an accurate count on my hermits or snails.

Did she eat something? Is something else going on? I hope she isn't aggressive. I like my mushroom garden!

 

[Kevin Junkin]

my fuzzy green rhodactis will do this occasionally if I bump it with my hand or doing after feeding or water changes. it's only happened about 4 times in 8 months that I've noticed. hope everything ends up alright for you

 

[Best Fish-Jake]

Could have just grabbed a stray piece of meat.. in any case, this is completely normal and you shouldn't see any problems with the mushroom (I can't say the same for whatever it's eating)

 

[ThunderGoose]

She was back to normal within a few hours. No sign of what she may have been eating.

I learn something new every day from this hobby. ;Joyful

 

[LbulletM]

My Ricordia balls up like that at night. Glad to hear yours went back to normal quickly!