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Unread 07/21/2009, 01:41 PM   #1
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What are these little things?

These little "things" have been on my mushrooms since I bought them.... What are they called?
Good/Bad?




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Unread 07/21/2009, 01:51 PM   #2
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Flatworms! They are bad...


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Unread 07/21/2009, 02:11 PM   #3
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yeah flatworms will eat some of your stuff. You can use flatworm treatment or if these are the only ones you see maybe you can just syphon them out


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Unread 07/21/2009, 02:26 PM   #4
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They are pretty cool looking flatworms. Do you ever see them moving?


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Unread 07/21/2009, 02:27 PM   #5
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I just sucked up all I could see with my baster..... looked like I got 50 of those suckers!! Thanks guys, I'll keep my eye out for more!


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Unread 07/21/2009, 02:28 PM   #6
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They are pretty cool looking flatworms. Do you ever see them moving?
Oh yeah.... They zoom aroud all over the mushrooms and blow up a balloon on they're back..

I thought they looked cool too so I figured "they gotta be good!"


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Unread 07/21/2009, 02:32 PM   #7
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I'd invest in a sixline wrasse.


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Unread 07/21/2009, 02:58 PM   #8
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That's a great shot of the mushroom, what photo equipment are you using?


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Unread 07/21/2009, 03:07 PM   #9
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Those flatworms were most likely commensal with your mushrooms, and probably wouldn't have hurt anything.


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Unread 07/21/2009, 03:11 PM   #10
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Those flatworms were most likely commensal with your mushrooms, and probably wouldn't have hurt anything.
Well there's still a few there so I'll let them stay for now..


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Unread 07/21/2009, 03:21 PM   #11
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That's a great shot of the mushroom, what photo equipment are you using?
The mushroom shot was taken with my Canon G5 (old trusty camera) It was just a quick snapshot.
My favorite pic with this camera was this one:



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Unread 07/21/2009, 03:23 PM   #12
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Those are nice shots. I noticed you have a long tentacle anemone. How is he holding up? I just had to return mine after 1.5 years, he just kept growing and growing.


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Unread 07/21/2009, 03:27 PM   #13
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Those are nice shots. I noticed you have a long tentacle anemone. How is he holding up? I just had to return mine after 1.5 years, he just kept growing and growing.
He he.... Me too. I used mine for store credit because it just kept growing. I loved it and it looked really cool in the tank but most of my other corals didn't like it. It stayed planted for 8 months and after it got huge, it decided to talk a stroll around the tank and sting everything.


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Unread 07/21/2009, 03:29 PM   #14
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YEA! That's what mine did too haha. It stayed put for the longest time and my two percs made it their home. Then it went and started trying to take over my Blue Ribbon Eel's home and I couldn't allow that. Now my clowns are homeless, they don't seem to want to host with my rose bubble tip. oh well.


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