What kinda Shroom is this?

[K9coral]

What is this? Its growing like crazy in my tank and it looks cool.

 

[Anonymous]

Some type of Rhodactis sp.

 

[Sprattoo]

I believe I have 2 of the same in my tank.

One is about 3- 3.5 inches across when fully extended now... and his brother is tiny... since I cut his head off to make more... then lost the clippings in the tank )

They are a beautiful phosphorescent when put under Actinic.

 

[Anonymous]

Those are some purty zoos ya got there under that shroomie.

 

[Sprattoo]

I have been DIEING for a couple of nice bright green zoos like that myself.. or BLUE ONES!!!!
My brownish ones need playmates

"grumble"

Maybe when warm weather comes I'll order some from somewhere..... or would let some budding aquariast mail a couple to me.. nudge nudge, wink wink...

 

[K9coral]

If the zoos would spread a little more, I would be happy to mail you a couple. I didnt get an email telling me anyone replied to this thread........... kinda strange. I thought no one liked me anymore lolololol

Anyway, anyone have any idea what the pet stores would call this type of shroom when they sell it. I cannot find them anywhere.

 

[Cabreradavid]

It's kinda hard to tell from the pic, but it kinda looks more like a Caribbean Discosoma sp. than a Rhodactis sp to me.

Dmc

 

[Rlumenator]

I have lots of these in my aquarium-huge to tiny- they really reproduce quickly. They were sold to me as Actinodiscus striatus..see page 155 in "The Marine Aquarium Problem Solver". Once in a while, they will catch a piece of food (or you can intentionally feed them for fun) and they clos e up like an onion bulb, especially my larger ones. Mine are green, and really look pretty under the actinics!

 

[Sprattoo]

Mine wasn't sold.. It was a little scrap on the bottom of the tank of the LFS I talked a young kid out of giving me for free with a yellow tail damsel I bought.

There is a WIDE variety of colors that (Actinodiscus sp) come in. but these look like mine and yours I believe.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod ... pCatId=666

I have also seen them called watermelon mushrooms (Jeffs Exotic Fish) exoticfish.com

phishy business just calls it a giant mushroom - http://www.phishybusiness.com/premium.php?offset=6

I have successfully made a bunch of rocks with zoos on them by pulling one off the rock they were on and super glueing (with a tiny drop) to the new rock or wedging the trunk into a crevace on the new rock, they soon attach and start spreading. It seems the more less crowded the faster they spread!

You can pull the zoos off by wedging a plastic knife under the bottom or gently but firmly pulling off with those stainless medical plier/ grabber things or needle nose pliers.
I "grab" as far down the base as possible before pulling. MAKE SURE YOU DON'T SQUIRT YOURSELF IN THE EYE as some of these are quite poisonous.