BJV Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Hi All, I bought this mushroom a couple of months ago. It was attached to(dead coral frag). Well today I was moving the frag and it appears the coralis alive. Anyone have any ideas as to what it is?Thanks,Barry Link to comment
smeagol108 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 looks like blastomussa wellsi to me, could be wrong, im kinda a noob here, but i have a few of these in my tank and they look just like that. Link to comment
StanD Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 blasto wellsi ... like my avatar Link to comment
smeagol108 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 nice pickup! the resiliency of alot of corals blows my mind. Link to comment
BJV Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Thanks guys, any ideas on how to remove the mushroom? Barry Link to comment
smeagol108 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 A scalpel/razor blade at night when it's retracted smaller. Or chisel it off rock. Try to take rock out. Use flathead or chisel, hit with hammer. The side with the mushroom should break right off and u can relocate the mushroom. Live rock/coral rubble is pretty brittle and breaks easily. Link to comment
BJV Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Thanks smeagol108 for the information. I will give it a try tomorrow. Friday is water change day anyways. Thanks again, Barry Link to comment
StanD Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Don't use a chisel/hammer on that small rock unless you want to chance damaging the blastos. Just use a utility knife to cut a small piece of live rock out from under the mushroom. Then you can glue that frag to something else. If the utility knife isn't sharp enough to chip off a small bit or rock, use a pair of pointed wire cutter to do the same. Link to comment
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