anyone know what this is?

shecky79 · 11/27/2009, 06:00 PM

These came on the rock I bought. They don't move and don't react when I touch them. Are they majano?

spleify · 11/27/2009, 06:24 PM

They look like frilly mushrooms, also sometimes called hairy mushrooms

shecky79 · 11/27/2009, 06:26 PM

Are ok to keep or should I eliminate them

spleify · 11/27/2009, 06:30 PM

If they are what I think they are perfectly fine. WHat do you plan on keeping in the tank in the future? How old is the tank now. They can grow pretty quickly and tend to be pretty agressive. So if you plan on having and SPS dominated tank some day it may be a good idea to eliminate them now. Or if you plan on having a mixed type reef you should be fine leaving them.

Can you get any more/different pics of it?

shecky79 · 11/27/2009, 07:26 PM

I plan on having a mixed tank. So thanks for the help

Johnnydee · 11/27/2009, 07:31 PM

Ya, your 99.9999% safe.

singold · 11/27/2009, 09:36 PM

Hairy Mushrooms +1
Great addition, & was my my first coral. It has multiplied many times over since & now is hosting my ClownFish, how about those apples!

11/27/2009, 06:24 PM	#2
spleify Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 9,579	They look like frilly mushrooms, also sometimes called hairy mushrooms __________________ Make it a Great Day!!!! Current Tank Info: 60 gal SPS cube, with 25 gal refugium, 400W MH, DIY Lumenarc III, DIY skimmer, DIY stand and canopy. 40 breeder LPS with 40 gallon sump, DIY stand, 250W MH

11/27/2009, 06:30 PM	#4
spleify Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 9,579	If they are what I think they are perfectly fine. WHat do you plan on keeping in the tank in the future? How old is the tank now. They can grow pretty quickly and tend to be pretty agressive. So if you plan on having and SPS dominated tank some day it may be a good idea to eliminate them now. Or if you plan on having a mixed type reef you should be fine leaving them. Can you get any more/different pics of it? __________________ Make it a Great Day!!!! Current Tank Info: 60 gal SPS cube, with 25 gal refugium, 400W MH, DIY Lumenarc III, DIY skimmer, DIY stand and canopy. 40 breeder LPS with 40 gallon sump, DIY stand, 250W MH

11/27/2009, 09:36 PM	#7
singold Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lake Saint Louis, Missouri Posts: 1,827	Hairy Mushrooms +1 Great addition, & was my my first coral. It has multiplied many times over since & now is hosting my ClownFish, how about those apples! __________________ "If there is no wind.....row." Current Tank Info: 75gal Reef w/29gal Refugium

11/27/2009, 06:26 PM	#3
shecky79 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 61	Are ok to keep or should I eliminate them

11/27/2009, 07:26 PM	#5
shecky79 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 61	I plan on having a mixed tank. So thanks for the help

11/27/2009, 07:31 PM	#6
Johnnydee Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 50	Ya, your 99.9999% safe.