Mushroom vs Acan?

EasyEd77 · 07/20/2011, 06:48 PM

Will a mushroom coral kill an acan if they get too close to each other? I have two colonies that are getting close to one another and I want to be proactive if it's going to be a problem.

greech · 07/20/2011, 07:48 PM

Mushroom gets the win IME. The shroom probably won't kill the acan but definitely sting it and cause the acan to lose flesh/recede where the two touch.

snorvich · 07/20/2011, 08:21 PM

Mushrooms win. Virtually always. I have eradicated all from my tanks.

dublo8 · 07/20/2011, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by snorvich

Mushrooms win. Virtually always. I have eradicated all from my tanks.

Exactly. I have lost several nice SPS frags to a single mushroom that was growing on the back of the tank and my 6 line kept knocking the frags off no matter how secure they were. KILL KILL KILL

all the shrooms!!!! They spread way to fast and will eventually take over your tank and you'll be sorry, I promise.

RotaryGeek · 07/21/2011, 04:17 AM

I don't think mushrooms will sting them, but they will overlap them and cut off there light. I got a mushroom 3 years ago as a starter coral and now it's as big as a damn baseball and has spawned off probably 50 smaller ones everywhere it goes.

coralguru23 · 07/21/2011, 03:07 PM

You should never allow corals to touch, acans have tenticles when the lights are turned off so it might be dangerous

Palting · 07/21/2011, 03:12 PM

You want to know how tough mushrooms are. Ok, doke, how about some pics

?

Mushroom rock, where a Xenia had to temerity to implant itself:

About 2 months later:

The mushrooms had some help from a naso tang. This rock was in front of a cave where the naso likes to hang out. The tang got mad one day when the Xenia waved in it's face, so the tang attacked and ripped pieces of the Xenia, LOL!!!

jcook54 · 07/22/2011, 10:11 AM

I had a mushroom that grew enough to cover the base of my favorite acro. When I "removed" the mushroom the acro had faded where it was covered but it colored right back up in no time. When I was new I loved mushrooms but now they just get in the way so I'm in the process of slowly getting rid of them and putting them in the basement tank. Everything I don't want in the display system ends up down there.

07/20/2011, 06:48 PM	#1
EasyEd77 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: San Ramon Posts: 437	Mushroom vs Acan? Will a mushroom coral kill an acan if they get too close to each other? I have two colonies that are getting close to one another and I want to be proactive if it's going to be a problem. __________________ 75 gallon AGA with Lifereef compact refugium 2 sump, 2 T5 HO w/individual reflector and 2 175 watt MH canopy retrofit kit, GEO 612 calcium reactor with masterflex, and litermeter 3 water exchange system.

07/20/2011, 07:48 PM	#2
greech Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 3,133	Mushroom gets the win IME. The shroom probably won't kill the acan but definitely sting it and cause the acan to lose flesh/recede where the two touch. __________________ ~Graham Current Tank Info: Tank: 40 breeder; 20H sump w/SWC 120; Sicce 3.0 return; Vortech MP-10; Sundial T5, DIY Actinic LED (3W Cree). Livestock: Pair of Black & Whites; Midas Blenny; Firefish; Yasha/pistol; Black Leopard Wrasse; LPS and SPS

07/20/2011, 08:21 PM	#3
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	Mushrooms win. Virtually always. I have eradicated all from my tanks. __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

07/21/2011, 04:17 AM	#5
RotaryGeek Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central Texas Posts: 713	I don't think mushrooms will sting them, but they will overlap them and cut off there light. I got a mushroom 3 years ago as a starter coral and now it's as big as a damn baseball and has spawned off probably 50 smaller ones everywhere it goes. __________________ 125 w/ 30 gallon sump. ASM G3 w/ Sedra 9000 and gatevalve. Two Little Phishies 550 phosban reactor. 3x150w XM 10k MH, 2x 96w PC.

07/21/2011, 03:12 PM	#7
Palting Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,912	You want to know how tough mushrooms are. Ok, doke, how about some pics ? Mushroom rock, where a Xenia had to temerity to implant itself: About 2 months later: The mushrooms had some help from a naso tang. This rock was in front of a cave where the naso likes to hang out. The tang got mad one day when the Xenia waved in it's face, so the tang attacked and ripped pieces of the Xenia, LOL!!! __________________ Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :) Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam

07/22/2011, 10:11 AM	#8
jcook54 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Stone Mtn., GA Posts: 14	I had a mushroom that grew enough to cover the base of my favorite acro. When I "removed" the mushroom the acro had faded where it was covered but it colored right back up in no time. When I was new I loved mushrooms but now they just get in the way so I'm in the process of slowly getting rid of them and putting them in the basement tank. Everything I don't want in the display system ends up down there.

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