Chris_ATX Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Is this mushroom dead? Came home from work and found it covered in this brownish black slime. All the others seem to be fine. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 That looks pretty dead to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 It went from healthy to that in one day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ATX Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 Yep. All were fine the night before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 That's pretty alarming! I don't have a lot of experience with mushrooms. Some commonly kept fish eat them, but not many. It could be bacterial similar to Brown Jelly in Euphyllias. It could also be fungal, but you might not know until it starts to grow hair. I would remove it as soon as possible. If you see other corals showing signs of infection then you should dip them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ATX Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 I removed it lastnight and will keep an eye on the others. What would I use to dip them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 If you suspect pests, then reference Ty's post on dipping here. If you suspect bacterial or fungal then I believe iodine or Melafix both work. I'm not sure about Coral Rx or other similar products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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