shape changing mushroom

Discussion in 'Soft Corals' started by jonathan, Oct 27, 2006.

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  1. jonathan

    jonathan Aiptasia Anemone

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    has anyone ever seen this before? recently the little guy was moved to a higher flow area....and for the picture i moved the mushroom down to the substrate, so anyone who wants to verify whats going on could view it better.

    the side of the mushroom that is becoming a "balloon" was facing away from the current...basically acting like a parachute. it's almost as though the mushroom was trying to "net" it's food.....

    here are some pictures:
     
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  3. jtReef

    jtReef Ritteri Anemone

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    Looks normal to me. Mine will do that also. Typically after they have caught a good piece of food. It is odd though. Mine never did that before then all of a sudden they started doing it for a few days and then not since. I wonder if it has to do with reproduction.
     
  4. jonathan

    jonathan Aiptasia Anemone

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    i hadn't thought of reproduction, although the mushroom in question is back to it's former self...when you experienced this, did your mushrooms reproduce?
     
  5. RCBruce

    RCBruce Astrea Snail

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    looks to me like feeding behavior. My green hairy's do that, turning themselves totally inside out, but only when I feed pellets that drop on them. Could be wrong, but I don't think it is reproduction. :-/
     
  6. jtReef

    jtReef Ritteri Anemone

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    I have no idea. My mushrooms are out of control way worse than aptasia.
     
  7. bouraganes

    bouraganes Peppermint Shrimp

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    My Green Hairy shrooms do that sometimes during feeding, it's not uncommon-