Yellow drop mushroom not happy

[Eli'sReef]

Our lemon drop mushroom is not doing so good. We got it from the big reef2reef/wwc sale a little while back. I recently moved him down to a lower section of the tank. But still is not extending and showing some guts. Should I try to move him again? Or just see it he acclimates? We got the purple haze mushroom upper right the same time and it is doing amazing.

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

Not looking good for the little guy, it may have some sort of infection. Have you tried dipping it? Perhaps an iodine dip would help. #reefsquad any thoughts?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I’d try moving it to the bottom in front of the other shrooms.

Maybe it doesn’t like the Merletti

 

[Eli'sReef]

I dipped it when I put it in. Not since. I'm new to the hobby. And brands of iodine you recommend?

 

[Crabs McJones]

I agree with @saltyfilmfolks move him down and away from everything else

 

[Eli'sReef]

I moved him down this morning. I'm going to see how he does. This is a response I've been noticing. It might be normal. But his yellow flesh tends to get puffy? Normal? And will deflate, and then put back up. I haven't been able to get the best pic of it. He is a small guy. And he is not as washed out as the pic shows. Bad camera. .... maybe to much light as well as placement??

 

[Eli'sReef]

He's looking better on the bottom but still puffing up

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Give it a bit of time. If it was a chem warfare thing , it like us eating somthing bad. The immune system needs to get that stuff out.
As far as Light , hard to say, but judging by the ricordia there. Light “shouldn’t” be the issue.

As far as dips go , iodine’s and revive etc, are just cleaners and disinfectants. So much like ourselves , iodine or antibiotics won’t do much to help food poisoning.
So I’d give it a bit of time before action.

Lugols is the General go to. Mainly it’s most wel known. Revive is a similar cleaner.

 

[Eli'sReef]

Just an update. It is still looking puffy and not extending.... I moved it into a more shared part of the tank.

 

[Eli'sReef]

Shaded

 

[Eli'sReef]

Bad pics....

 

[Eli'sReef]

A little better

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I dunno , I’m no shroom expert. But it doesn’t look bad.

#reefsquad mushroom experts and anyone else who can chime in.

 

[Eli'sReef]

Its little insides are poking out still

 

[jsker]

what are you nitrates and phosphates? What are you feeding?

 

[Eli'sReef]

We just did a water change 2 days ago. I haven't retested since then. before the change eveything was within normal. And I've only done one feeding since then. We tried a new mysis jumbo shrip. And some coral food. I'll retest after work today.

 

[Eli'sReef]

Coral food and shrip

 

[Eli'sReef]

I really only use oceans blend I don't use the other coral food

 

[Jessica_canuck]

this one unfortunately is on its last leg and will most likely not survive.

 

[Eli'sReef]

Still not doing well, I did a water change, according to my water test kit eveything n is good. I brought him up to a different spot in my rubble net. Maybe it will help.