Mushroom ID and info

apstreck · 10/02/2014, 11:00 PM

So I bought this really pretty mushroom from my LFS... she got a bunch of them from a client's tank that was recently broken down, and called them elephant ear mushrooms. However, when I look them up online, they don't really look anything like what I have.

Was wondering if I could get a positive ID on the coral as well as some info about care.... It's not looking super happy even after a week and all my other 'shrooms have looked great within hours of being in the tank. It's kind of scrunched up down the middle almost like it wants to split, but I know it hasn't made a second mouth... but I'm not very familiar with their reproduction. The color is good, but it hasn't truly opened up.

I did buy it as a free-floating mushroom and had to superglue it to some rubble, so maybe I made it mad doing that? Long write-up for a mushroom I know, thanks for any help in advance.

Sorry for potato quality photo.

Daniel62 · 10/03/2014, 12:38 AM

frilly mushroom and the like slightly dirty water, can take over a tank, just ask my friend LOL

Reefer4evaa · 10/03/2014, 11:15 AM

With a picture of it fully open I could ID it but from the looks of it now it looks like a rock anemone. Either way looks nice!

Fade2White12 · 10/03/2014, 11:21 AM

Rhodactis indosinensis

cloak · 10/03/2014, 11:23 AM

Check this out.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/10/inverts

HTH.

shesacharmer · 10/04/2014, 06:53 AM

Most mushrooms don't like glue IME.

icebrg5 · 10/04/2014, 12:39 PM

Looks like a st thomas mushroom to me but just deflated.

I have one now and when i got it i had no idea what it was either and asked for it to be identified on this board as well.

Here is a link the topic i started.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2433251

icebrg5 · 10/04/2014, 12:42 PM

Here is a better picture of it when its fully opened.

Buzz1329 · 10/04/2014, 04:42 PM

Yikes. When I saw the first photo, I thought it was an Elegance. Beautiful. Gotta get me one.

jmareef1022 · 10/04/2014, 04:58 PM

Elephant ear..certain clowns will host it..have a couple in my tank

Daniel62 · 10/05/2014, 10:05 PM

elephant ears will eat fish!

10/02/2014, 11:00 PM	#1
apstreck Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 173	Mushroom ID and info So I bought this really pretty mushroom from my LFS... she got a bunch of them from a client's tank that was recently broken down, and called them elephant ear mushrooms. However, when I look them up online, they don't really look anything like what I have. Was wondering if I could get a positive ID on the coral as well as some info about care.... It's not looking super happy even after a week and all my other 'shrooms have looked great within hours of being in the tank. It's kind of scrunched up down the middle almost like it wants to split, but I know it hasn't made a second mouth... but I'm not very familiar with their reproduction. The color is good, but it hasn't truly opened up. I did buy it as a free-floating mushroom and had to superglue it to some rubble, so maybe I made it mad doing that? Long write-up for a mushroom I know, thanks for any help in advance. Sorry for potato quality photo.

10/03/2014, 12:38 AM	#2
Daniel62 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: kingman, AZ Posts: 1,483	frilly mushroom and the like slightly dirty water, can take over a tank, just ask my friend LOL __________________ Mind over matter, if you don't mind it doesn't matter Current Tank Info: 225 reef, 125 clown & haddoni tank, Haddoni's Big Bad & Beautiful, I Love Them!

10/04/2014, 06:53 AM	#6
shesacharmer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Central NH Posts: 1,241	Most mushrooms don't like glue IME. __________________ 75 gal, LR w/refugium, 79 deg, PH 8.0, sg 1.025, amm 0/nit 0/nit 0, Calcium 420, dKH 8.3, mag 1300, Phos 0 Current Tank Info: A work in progress...

10/04/2014, 12:39 PM	#7
icebrg5 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 168	Looks like a st thomas mushroom to me but just deflated. I have one now and when i got it i had no idea what it was either and asked for it to be identified on this board as well. Here is a link the topic i started. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2433251 __________________ Using Tapatalk

10/05/2014, 10:05 PM	#11
Daniel62 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: kingman, AZ Posts: 1,483	elephant ears will eat fish! __________________ Mind over matter, if you don't mind it doesn't matter Current Tank Info: 225 reef, 125 clown & haddoni tank, Haddoni's Big Bad & Beautiful, I Love Them!

10/03/2014, 11:15 AM	#3
Reefer4evaa Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: queens NY Posts: 113	With a picture of it fully open I could ID it but from the looks of it now it looks like a rock anemone. Either way looks nice!

10/03/2014, 11:21 AM	#4
Fade2White12 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 271	Rhodactis indosinensis

10/03/2014, 11:23 AM	#5
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Check this out. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/10/inverts HTH.

10/04/2014, 04:42 PM	#9
Buzz1329 Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Staten Island Posts: 2,414	Yikes. When I saw the first photo, I thought it was an Elegance. Beautiful. Gotta get me one.