Help Again! Giant mushroom

bigjackstud · #1 05/18/2007, 02:15 PM

My Giant mushroom don't seem to be doing well. It's turning white, and shrinking. What could be this problem? All water chemistry seems fine. I did see a damsel picking at it. Could it be he killed it?

frederickk · #2 05/18/2007, 02:50 PM

He might not be happy, shrooms are know to split when not happy, probably that's what's going on right now.

jer77 · #3 05/18/2007, 02:57 PM

Is it pale white or a clear color? If its white its probably dying and the damsel was probably picking at it after. It may be some infection, but I can't really tell without a pic. Is it receiving too much light?

seapug · #4 05/18/2007, 04:40 PM

turning white usually means bleaching from too much light.

sabbath · #5 05/18/2007, 05:37 PM

Mine just did that too when it went from PC lighting 3 watts a gallon to MH & PC at 7.5 watts a gallon. Hoping it will recover. Pics are in my gallery. Note both pics of shrooms are same rock.

demonsp · #6 05/18/2007, 06:15 PM

Mushrooms like lower light hense the name. They dont mind many variations in flow though.

bigjackstud · #7 05/19/2007, 10:36 AM

Yes it's turning white not clear. I will try moving it to a lesser lit up area. The majority of you seem to believe it's lighting so i will give it a shot! Thanks again Reef God's!

fry_school101 · #8 05/19/2007, 01:00 PM

I had to move mine into a cave when I went from pc to t5. When they sit about half way out of it they expand the best. . .

bigjackstud · #9 05/19/2007, 05:12 PM

Thats exactly where I put mine. So thanks again! It is alive, as it moves it's sides still....Thank you, God's of reef central!