mushroom eating fish

andyco · 09/22/2006, 11:12 AM

Hello,

I have a mushroom problem.

They are too happy in my tank, and they spread like wildfire.

I hack them off the rock with a screwdriver, and they come back in force.

Everything else in the tank is great, no algae problems, etc.

Is there a fish that might keep these things in check? They are slowly propagating everywhere...

Current occupants :

mystery wrasse
coral beauty
false perc
red hawkfish

tank is a 75 gallon, with 30 gallon above fuge. mix of sps, lps and softies (all of which are growing great).

tank picture

the overly ambitious shroom

-andy

dc · 09/22/2006, 11:14 AM

I kalk mine and suck them up when I'm doing a water change.

drummereef · 09/22/2006, 11:41 AM

Why don't you frag them and sell them back to your LFS? Or, you can give them to me!

TKByrnes · 09/22/2006, 11:50 AM

yea ill take some also!

cdentii1 · 09/22/2006, 11:53 AM

I want some too.....
After all selling or donating live stock is not only fun but rewarding as well. I used to breed various african cichlids and actually found it to be somewhat profitable and of course it also helped to further expand the hobby by helping friends and associates start aquariums at minimal expenses... yea it was alot of work trying to catch african cichlids in a 125 stocked full of rock but then again how can you really call it work when it is a hobby?

andyco · 09/22/2006, 12:04 PM

I'm all for fragging and sharing, but I consider this particular mushroom to be a real pest.

I would feel bad putting this in someone else's tank. If they're happy, they spread really fast and are hard to get rid of.

The kalk might be the way to go. I was wondering if maybe a raccoon butterfly might do the job...?

-andy

Randall_James · 09/22/2006, 12:09 PM

One mans pest, anothers pet

looks a bit like a blue WagonWheel

TKByrnes · 09/22/2006, 12:15 PM

Just make sure that people know how fast they can spread. then you wont feel bad because its up to them what they put in. you told them so you wont feel bad right?

drummereef · 09/22/2006, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Randall_James
One mans pest, anothers pet looks a bit like a blue WagonWheel

So true my fellow reefer!

09/22/2006, 11:12 AM	#1
andyco Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: milwaukee Posts: 115	mushroom eating fish Hello, I have a mushroom problem. They are too happy in my tank, and they spread like wildfire. I hack them off the rock with a screwdriver, and they come back in force. Everything else in the tank is great, no algae problems, etc. Is there a fish that might keep these things in check? They are slowly propagating everywhere... Current occupants : mystery wrasse coral beauty false perc red hawkfish tank is a 75 gallon, with 30 gallon above fuge. mix of sps, lps and softies (all of which are growing great). tank picture the overly ambitious shroom -andy

09/22/2006, 11:14 AM	#2
dc Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Wyoming Posts: 44,684	I kalk mine and suck them up when I'm doing a water change. __________________ Debi ~60 Cube~ Why? Because I said so of course. -Sent via Tapatalk Smoke Signals-

09/22/2006, 11:41 AM	#3
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Why don't you frag them and sell them back to your LFS? Or, you can give them to me! __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

09/22/2006, 11:50 AM	#4
TKByrnes Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fairfield, PA Posts: 1,331	yea ill take some also! __________________ Baby it was on sale half price I PROMISE!!!! Current Tank Info: 90 gal mixed reef-55 gal sump-mag 9.5 return pump-10 gal frag tank 15 gal refugium. 2x 150 watt HQI outer orbit 4x pc actinic

09/22/2006, 12:09 PM	#7
Randall_James Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,727	One mans pest, anothers pet looks a bit like a blue WagonWheel __________________ "It's a dog eat dog world and I feel like I am wearing milkbone underwear"

09/22/2006, 11:53 AM	#5
cdentii1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canton, OH Posts: 527	I want some too..... After all selling or donating live stock is not only fun but rewarding as well. I used to breed various african cichlids and actually found it to be somewhat profitable and of course it also helped to further expand the hobby by helping friends and associates start aquariums at minimal expenses... yea it was alot of work trying to catch african cichlids in a 125 stocked full of rock but then again how can you really call it work when it is a hobby?

09/22/2006, 12:04 PM	#6
andyco Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: milwaukee Posts: 115	I'm all for fragging and sharing, but I consider this particular mushroom to be a real pest. I would feel bad putting this in someone else's tank. If they're happy, they spread really fast and are hard to get rid of. The kalk might be the way to go. I was wondering if maybe a raccoon butterfly might do the job...? -andy

09/22/2006, 12:15 PM	#8
TKByrnes Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fairfield, PA Posts: 1,331	Just make sure that people know how fast they can spread. then you wont feel bad because its up to them what they put in. you told them so you wont feel bad right? __________________ Baby it was on sale half price I PROMISE!!!! Current Tank Info: 90 gal mixed reef-55 gal sump-mag 9.5 return pump-10 gal frag tank 15 gal refugium. 2x 150 watt HQI outer orbit 4x pc actinic