What's eating my bounce mushroom

[Rick's Reviews]

No but I can, I think I'll just leave it be for now as taking it out might stress it further, I will know in next couple of days if it does start deteriorating thanks though not heard about smell before

 

[Bucs20fan]

Mushrooms are usually pretty good at repairing and healing injuries if they are caught early, with one exception which appears to have happened in this case. The exception is damage to the mouth or foot. It appears the peppermint ate some/ damaged the mouth of the mushroom and this is almost always a death sentence.

 

[Rick's Reviews]

Mushrooms are usually pretty good at repairing and healing injuries if they are caught early, with one exception which appears to have happened in this case. The exception is damage to the mouth or foot. It appears the peppermint ate some/ damaged the mouth of the mushroom and this is almost always a death sentence.

I think your right, it does look like mouth has been eaten', the hole is very much near the center

 

[Rick's Reviews]

Sorry, I should say of remaining piece

 

[Bucs20fan]

I am sorry to hear about the mushroom, I love em, I have three ricordia in my tank that are probably my favorites. Now its time for you to exact your revenge on the renegade peppermint shrimp. If you werent across the pond id take him for trigger food LOL

 

[Rick's Reviews]

Thanks for all help though, shrimp Is deffenitly going before I add anything else

 

[Bucs20fan]

Thanks for all help though, shrimp Is deffenitly going before I add anything else

Not a problem, keep us posted when you catch the little bugger.

 

[Rick's Reviews]

Thanks , Yes I have started to take an interest in mushroom's besides these two new I have this tree (photos) and this unknown possibly at Thomas but can't confirm as it was from a friend who couldn't identify

 

[Bucs20fan]

Thanks , Yes I have started to take an interest in mushroom's besides these two new I have this tree (photos) and this unknown possibly at Thomas but can't confirm as it was from a friend who couldn't identify

Those are very nice ones. Take a look at some ricordia floridas. They are very reasonable and hardy. Tolerate basically any lighting and dirty water, and they come in some great colors.

 

[Bucs20fan]

Here are two of mine for reference

 

[Rick's Reviews]

Yes they look great and amazing colours, I will look into them also, thanks

 

[Rick's Reviews]

Careful with two dragonets in a tank that size, they gobble up pods like mad.

"Peppermint shrimp" refers to about a dozen shrimp species in the same genus, all varying degrees of not-reef-safe. The most reef-safe of them eat aiptasia, and aiptasia are, after all, the sorts of animals you find in reefs. It's made worse if they aren't getting enough food.

Thanks for advice, both mandarin and drogonet are vip's in my aquarium

 

[HBtank]

Here are two of mine for reference

I love that your Ricordia are right next to an Acro, like "What's up, you're no so special buddy"

 

[Bucs20fan]

I love that your Ricordia are right next to an Acro, like "What's up, you're no so special buddy"

That one was a pain, it wasn’t happy unless it was getting blasted with light lol

 

[ClownSchool]

thanks.. proberbly not for a day or two now it's had mushroom steak lol
best way to catch it? I can't remove rocks and it hides in a kinda underside cave

Rub some food on your fingers and put your hand by the cave. You may be able to get one to come out onto your hand to clean it.

 

[Rick's Reviews]

These photos are from today, I think there is still hope for little shroom

I'm unsure how mushrooms regenerate (In regards to previous pics) what once was a hole weds after being eaten appears better however.. it looks like a tiny anemone, or is this like the bubbly outer skirt/skin of mushroom?

It appears to have alot more colour showing compared to previous (weds pictures

Unfortunately my camera will only focus on the stuff I don't need it to but tried my best

 

[Rick's Reviews]

I still could not find a mouth with 10 zoom and also tried abit of reef roids to just see what happened but nothing, it did not attempt to close

 

[Rick's Reviews]

Rub some food on your fingers and put your hand by the cave. You may be able to get one to come out onto your hand to clean it.

Thank you, yes food did the trick to entice out, we only added minimal close by and netted quite easily, the damsel was abit harder to catch but due to its own attitude of trying to attack everything it was caught as well,

 

[Tired]

Mushrooms can regenerate from scraps of flesh, if conditions are right. Looks like this one is making an effort at it.

 

[Bucs20fan]

It’s definitely trying to make a come back!!! Very lucky break, usually mouth damage is no bueno, but it’s definitely closed over where the hole was!!