Mushroom explosion... Any recommendations on what eats mushrooms?

[neptune]

I have a mushroom explosion in my 48 gallon SW tank. Any suggestions on how to rid this problem? I can't believe it is this out of control. I would say I have about 150 mushrooms on 50 pounds of LR.

Can I purchase a fish to FEAST on my mushroom populations?
Can I remove them w/ out creating a toxic environment for my fish?

Thank you!!

 

[bdaley]

pictures? I might take some off your hands.

 

[Overlook reef]

What kind of mushrooms?
I may be interested as well.

 

[Jeff.:P]

Same here haha

 

[CrypticLifeStyle]

I just recently located some of mine to another rock. They have "feet", and you can just lightly push off the rock. That was at least my experience with them anyways lol. I'm sure you can easily find new homes on here for them

 

[P-Nut]

I will buy them.

 

[Acan Sam]

I would probably feast on your mushrooms im in line if you are interested in selling.

 

[ro_nicu]

same here

 

[Chris L]

I will get in line for some if you decide to get rid of them.....but you can try pointing a power head directly at them and the will travel. Maybe you can herd them a few rocks and sell them


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[Fishport]

I would also be interested insome mushrooms. Will you be at the March meeting?

 

[neptune]

OK I will come to the march meeting... Much better then killing these guys. So for the sake of not hurting what will likely be your next mushroom I could use a bit more knowledge on how to do this w/out hurting the mushrooms. I have well over 150+ mushrooms MANY over 4 inches. They are big. Bigger then I have ever seen in a photo or a reef store. The problem is that I want to start with other corals also... So I need to make some space in my tank. The mushrooms are attached to 15+ year old marshal island rock that I do not want to part w/ b/c it has awesome color. How do I remove mushroom and keep rock?

I have heard you can use a razor blade to remove them? I am nervous to kill them? but then how do I get it to the meeting? totally new to the reefer part of this hobby. I have a QT tank that could hold them but the QT tank does not have lights and it has had copper in it? Cupramine previously?

thanks looking forward to the March meeting.

Neptune

 

[GobyWanKenobie]

What kind of mushroom is it? If it's a green hairy variety, you have a tough battle ahead because there is no foot. It's more of a mat that won't scrape off. Been there, tried everything. If it's any other variety, I would be interested in getting one.

 

[Chris L]

extreme powerhead will cause them to move away from the blasting. set up ruble rock around them and when they move on take them off the main rocks

 

[Moe_K]

I am pretty sure a raccoon butterfly will eat them.
Problem is they will eat your anemones (including zoanthids and palythoa), your soft coral, then your stony coral polyps.

 

[neptune]

OK Raccoon butterfly fish eat mushrooms. Anything else eat the mushrooms? My goal is to have one FOWLR tank and one Reef rank so that is not a problem. No they are not green and hairy.. more brown and green. No Hair.

 

[P-Nut]

I sent you a PM explaining how i remove them.

 

[daves-reef]

I had a file fish. Cleaned all my apista (reason I got it) and all mushrooms and zoa to. Did not touch the recordia.
But after it was removed. The blue and orange mushrooms did come back.