Spots on mushroom

caorca · 10/03/2008, 08:34 PM

I bought a green mushroom and when I bought it, I noticed some small brown oblong spots. I thought that they were just coloration, but I have now noticed that a frogspawn that I have underneath the mushroom has developed the same colored spots. I now realize that the brown spots are some type of flat oblong shaped creatures that started on the mushroom and have spread to other corals in my tank. I have enclosed a photo of the mushroom with the spots. Excuse the poor quality, but you should be able to make out the spots. Does anyone know what they are? Should I worry? I've had the musroom for over 7 months and besides the spots, it appears healthy and spreading. Thanks for whatever info you can give me.

cloak · 10/04/2008, 11:19 AM

Check these out.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/flatworms.htm

http://www.melevsreef.com/flatworms.html

Aquarist007 · 10/04/2008, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cloak
Check these out.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/flatworms.htm

http://www.melevsreef.com/flatworms.html

I agree with cloak--good call

caorca · 10/04/2008, 03:38 PM

Thanks much Cloak. I know what I have to do now. I'll start by making myself a flatworm shiphon and see how many of these suckers I can take out before treating my tank.

10/03/2008, 08:34 PM	#1
caorca Premium Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orange, Ca Posts: 57	Spots on mushroom I bought a green mushroom and when I bought it, I noticed some small brown oblong spots. I thought that they were just coloration, but I have now noticed that a frogspawn that I have underneath the mushroom has developed the same colored spots. I now realize that the brown spots are some type of flat oblong shaped creatures that started on the mushroom and have spread to other corals in my tank. I have enclosed a photo of the mushroom with the spots. Excuse the poor quality, but you should be able to make out the spots. Does anyone know what they are? Should I worry? I've had the musroom for over 7 months and besides the spots, it appears healthy and spreading. Thanks for whatever info you can give me.

10/04/2008, 11:19 AM	#2
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Check these out. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/flatworms.htm http://www.melevsreef.com/flatworms.html

10/04/2008, 03:38 PM	#4
caorca Premium Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orange, Ca Posts: 57	Thanks much Cloak. I know what I have to do now. I'll start by making myself a flatworm shiphon and see how many of these suckers I can take out before treating my tank.