Is my discosoma mushroom dying?

Robdiablo · 06/09/2015, 12:08 PM

Hi.
Since buying my discosomas there were some flatworms sitting on them and on Sunday when I got my new reverse osmosis I did a freshwater dip as they told me at the LFS. I had the discosoma for about a month and everything was okay until now. There are three zoanthids on the same rock, those were hitchhikers. Could they hurt my mushrooms during the FW dip? I only left them in the water for 1 minute. The flatworms died but my disco then started 'melting' when I put them into the tank. Today, three days later ,those mushrooms still look very bad, but their mouths are still green. Their melting didn't hurt any of my livestock. Will the discosomas die? Sorry for low quality of picture.

Mock · 06/09/2015, 02:32 PM

My experience, Freshwater dips can be the death to a shroom. Most other things can handle a quick FW dip but I have seen shrooms that have just melted away afterward.

He might come back around and he can hang with the zoas at 100% health but as he is, they may win out.

Robdiablo · 06/10/2015, 12:07 AM

@Mock, thank you lots. I hope they will be fine again and I will never FW dip any mushroom...
By the way, do you think I can keep Discosoma, Zoanthus, Clavularia (I already got those) with a trachyphyllia brain coral? I'm not really sure.

Mock · 06/10/2015, 11:20 AM

You should have no problems with them all getting along.

scooter31707 · 06/11/2015, 07:33 AM

I would recommend having a little space around the trachy brain coral. They can be little aggressive and sting nearby corals.

Robdiablo · 06/11/2015, 09:49 AM

Alright. Thx
Will get trachyphyllia soon.

06/09/2015, 02:32 PM	#2
Mock Saltwater Junkie Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Sherwood, AR Posts: 669	My experience, Freshwater dips can be the death to a shroom. Most other things can handle a quick FW dip but I have seen shrooms that have just melted away afterward. He might come back around and he can hang with the zoas at 100% health but as he is, they may win out. __________________ 250g In-Wall, 75g fuge, 40g sump, 20g frag tank, Aqua Euro PS-400, RK Elite, 2x400w 14k Halides, 2 MP40s, MRC-6

06/10/2015, 11:20 AM	#4
Mock Saltwater Junkie Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Sherwood, AR Posts: 669	You should have no problems with them all getting along. __________________ 250g In-Wall, 75g fuge, 40g sump, 20g frag tank, Aqua Euro PS-400, RK Elite, 2x400w 14k Halides, 2 MP40s, MRC-6

06/10/2015, 12:07 AM	#3
Robdiablo Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 22	@Mock, thank you lots. I hope they will be fine again and I will never FW dip any mushroom... By the way, do you think I can keep Discosoma, Zoanthus, Clavularia (I already got those) with a trachyphyllia brain coral? I'm not really sure.

06/11/2015, 07:33 AM	#5
scooter31707 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,971	I would recommend having a little space around the trachy brain coral. They can be little aggressive and sting nearby corals.

06/11/2015, 09:49 AM	#6
Robdiablo Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 22	Alright. Thx Will get trachyphyllia soon.