Elephant ear mushroom???

usmcsgt · 09/03/2006, 02:13 PM

can anyone give me the lowdown on this species, I have read nothing real negative about this mushroom except that it is aggressive but a local guy that thinks he know everything says that it will eat all my fish, can anyone confirm this?

sherm71tank · 09/03/2006, 03:41 PM

They can get very large and are very capable of eating fish.

Gary Majchrzak · 09/03/2006, 03:44 PM

Several different species of corallimorphs are referred to as "Elephant Ear shrooms". Amplexidiscus fenestrafer resembles an anemone and eats fishes.

usmcsgt · 09/03/2006, 04:02 PM

boy that would have been nice to know before I got it, but hey I might be able to make some money off it and sell it back when it gets bigger hehe

usmcsgt · 09/03/2006, 04:13 PM

here are some pics of it, is this truely aan elephant ear

Gary Majchrzak · 09/03/2006, 04:15 PM

Do a 'Google' for pictures of Amplexidiscus fenestrafer and compare.

saltpeter · 09/03/2006, 06:51 PM

I have one . It was maybe 4 inches round and after less than a year it's 16 to 18 "round . I thought it was real cool when it turned up into a huge ball periodically until I realized a fish dissapeared everytime it did it's ball trick . It was trapping and digesting any small fish in the tank . Getting that large also was a pain because it quickly covered all neighboring corals . It's really a fantastic critter and great to watch but it now sits in my Q tank until I'm done setting up the 400 , then there will be plenty of room .

usmcsgt · 09/03/2006, 10:10 PM

so this is for sure a fixh eating type mushroom?

Sk8r · 09/03/2006, 10:12 PM

Over 200.00 worth.

09/03/2006, 02:13 PM	#1
usmcsgt Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pensacola Fl. Posts: 999	Elephant ear mushroom??? can anyone give me the lowdown on this species, I have read nothing real negative about this mushroom except that it is aggressive but a local guy that thinks he know everything says that it will eat all my fish, can anyone confirm this? __________________ There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits on the human capacity for intelligence, imagination and wonder. -- Ronald Reagan Current Tank Info: 100 Gal Mixed reef Cube.

09/03/2006, 03:44 PM	#3
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 41,560	Several different species of corallimorphs are referred to as "Elephant Ear shrooms". Amplexidiscus fenestrafer resembles an anemone and eats fishes. __________________ over 24 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems see Upstate Reef Society Forum on RC and FB GOOGLE JUNIOR'S REEF Current Tank Info: 84x24x30 265g reef past TOTM honors

09/03/2006, 04:02 PM	#4
usmcsgt Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pensacola Fl. Posts: 999	boy that would have been nice to know before I got it, but hey I might be able to make some money off it and sell it back when it gets bigger hehe __________________ There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits on the human capacity for intelligence, imagination and wonder. -- Ronald Reagan Current Tank Info: 100 Gal Mixed reef Cube.

09/03/2006, 04:13 PM	#5
usmcsgt Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pensacola Fl. Posts: 999	here are some pics of it, is this truely aan elephant ear __________________ There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits on the human capacity for intelligence, imagination and wonder. -- Ronald Reagan Current Tank Info: 100 Gal Mixed reef Cube.

09/03/2006, 04:15 PM	#6
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 41,560	Do a 'Google' for pictures of Amplexidiscus fenestrafer and compare. __________________ over 24 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems see Upstate Reef Society Forum on RC and FB GOOGLE JUNIOR'S REEF Current Tank Info: 84x24x30 265g reef past TOTM honors

09/03/2006, 03:41 PM	#2
sherm71tank Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,670	They can get very large and are very capable of eating fish.

09/03/2006, 06:51 PM	#7
saltpeter Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Dublin,Ohio Posts: 151	I have one . It was maybe 4 inches round and after less than a year it's 16 to 18 "round . I thought it was real cool when it turned up into a huge ball periodically until I realized a fish dissapeared everytime it did it's ball trick . It was trapping and digesting any small fish in the tank . Getting that large also was a pain because it quickly covered all neighboring corals . It's really a fantastic critter and great to watch but it now sits in my Q tank until I'm done setting up the 400 , then there will be plenty of room . __________________ There's always a bigger fish : Master Qui-Gon Jinn.

09/03/2006, 10:10 PM	#8
usmcsgt Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pensacola Fl. Posts: 999	so this is for sure a fixh eating type mushroom? __________________ There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits on the human capacity for intelligence, imagination and wonder. -- Ronald Reagan Current Tank Info: 100 Gal Mixed reef Cube.

09/03/2006, 10:12 PM	#9
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Over 200.00 worth. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.