mushroom care!!!
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mushroom care!!!
hey i just got a few muchrooms for my newly acquired salt tank!! im really curious as to their basic needs. now i know specific specimens have different requirements but as a general what do i feed them and how much light do they really need??? i will upload pictures of them very soon for a few specifics. i am so interested in having a nano reef this is my first test coral (i think they are considered a coral???)
thanks!!!
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Re: mushroom care!!!
They are actually in the family of anemones. Not much care needed.
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Re: mushroom care!!!
I wrote this article on their care; it may help.DrKennethNoisewater wrote:hey i just got a few muchrooms for my newly acquired salt tank!! im really curious as to their basic needs. now i know specific specimens have different requirements but as a general what do i feed them and how much light do they really need??? i will upload pictures of them very soon for a few specifics. i am so interested in having a nano reef this is my first test coral (i think they are considered a coral???)
thanks!!!
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Re: mushroom care!!!
hey thanks so much for the info and yet the article was really helpful. i only have a fixture with 2 screw in lightbulb spots so in one i put a coralife bulb (one of the standard $20 dollar florescent style) and one daytime 960 lumen florescent style GE bulb. i know this isnt ideal but its all i have for now. my little mushrooms seem to be doing good after 4 days still and im excited to see how they pan out...
mine are purple with long stems and a bunch of fingers coming off the edge of the cap. i really hope i dont kill them...
mine are purple with long stems and a bunch of fingers coming off the edge of the cap. i really hope i dont kill them...
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Re: mushroom care!!!
....also while i have you pros here, i have one tiny clown that i want to get an anenome for. i want to know what the least demanding one is for him. hes about 3/4" long and is an ocelattus (obvi spelled wrong) clown. any suggestions???
thanks in advance!!
thanks in advance!!
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Re: mushroom care!!!
....also while i have you pros here, i have one tiny clown that i want to get an anenome for. i want to know what the least demanding one is for him. hes about 3/4" long and is an ocelattus (obvi spelled wrong) clown. any suggestions???
thanks in advance!!
thanks in advance!!
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Re: mushroom care!!!
The Haitian-pink tipped/Condylactis anemones are very easy to care for and if you search for easy anemones that's probably what you'll get. However, I definitely DO NOT recommend this type. Most fish won't even go near it because it stings everything and in some cases will even eat your fish.
Clownfish won't always host an anemone, anyway. So you may get one and then be disappointed because your fish does nothing but ignore it.
Anemones also can be very dangerous and hard to keep. They die from the inside out if something goes wrong, so if there's any problems you really won't know until it's too late. They move around the tank and sometimes sting or eat other fish. They can kill themselves in a power head and posion the rest of your tank. They also can kill other corals and stuff.
One person bought a frogspawn and printed out some pictures of clownfish hosting one, and taped it to their tank and within a few days their clowns wouldn't leave the frogspawn alone. So, you may want to research some other ideas before deciding on a anemone, because sometimes they're more hassle then they are helpful. Also, if you have the space, consider buying another clown.
Clownfish won't always host an anemone, anyway. So you may get one and then be disappointed because your fish does nothing but ignore it.
Anemones also can be very dangerous and hard to keep. They die from the inside out if something goes wrong, so if there's any problems you really won't know until it's too late. They move around the tank and sometimes sting or eat other fish. They can kill themselves in a power head and posion the rest of your tank. They also can kill other corals and stuff.
One person bought a frogspawn and printed out some pictures of clownfish hosting one, and taped it to their tank and within a few days their clowns wouldn't leave the frogspawn alone. So, you may want to research some other ideas before deciding on a anemone, because sometimes they're more hassle then they are helpful. Also, if you have the space, consider buying another clown.
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Re: mushroom care!!!
ok cool and im not really into the idea of keeping an anenome specifically like i sounded. I'm more interested in my clown having somewhere to hang out as he looks so out of place just wiggling around the top corner of my tank. if theres something that is more of a seaweed or anything that they also like i would much rather get something like that that is safer and easier to care for. my mushrooms are still doing well so far so i think as long as theres some things that arent much harder than they are to keep it shouldnt be a problem. i am more than open to any suggestions for easy to keep additions to my tank that are pleasing to the eyes!! im really afraid of just diving into the saltwater world and start snapping up corals and everything and have so many issues. i really dont like the idea of having things die because i didnt research them properly, im just not even sure where to start researching for SW setups theres so much to know its overwhelming...
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Re: mushroom care!!!
DrKennethNoisewater wrote:ok cool and im not really into the idea of keeping an anenome specifically like i sounded. I'm more interested in my clown having somewhere to hang out as he looks so out of place just wiggling around the top corner of my tank. if theres something that is more of a seaweed or anything that they also like i would much rather get something like that that is safer and easier to care for. my mushrooms are still doing well so far so i think as long as theres some things that arent much harder than they are to keep it shouldnt be a problem. i am more than open to any suggestions for easy to keep additions to my tank that are pleasing to the eyes!! im really afraid of just diving into the saltwater world and start snapping up corals and everything and have so many issues. i really dont like the idea of having things die because i didnt research them properly, im just not even sure where to start researching for SW setups theres so much to know its overwhelming...
I can definitely understand how you're feeling. With your current lighting you will only have low light coral options. A great place to start and get a lot of good advice is Reefcentral.com
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Re: mushroom care!!!
thanks a lot! ive been checking it out and it seems like a great site. all of your help is very appreciated. ill post pics of my clown he/she is really pretty and kind of unique looking.
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Re: mushroom care!!!
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: mushroom care!!!
Awesome. Would love to see it.DrKennethNoisewater wrote:thanks a lot! ive been checking it out and it seems like a great site. all of your help is very appreciated. ill post pics of my clown he/she is really pretty and kind of unique looking.
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Re: mushroom care!!!
+1 I'm going to raise my gsp into full marine and add LR in this summer so upload pictures so I can see what I'm getting into!
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