Crazy huge mushroom feeding, pics.

[rynon]

Here it is when not eating

Here it is eating spectrum pellets
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s7/RyanSc_photos/IMG_2146.jpg

This was just for fun, I am amazed by the size of this thing!!!

 

[rynon]

Sorry.

 

[Saltwaterstart]

Nice.

I feed mine frozen plankton, and they seem to love that.

 

[lloydkeller]

great shot is liquid or frozen plankton better?

 

[Saltwaterstart]

I don't think it matters. Mushrooms aren't that picky about what they eat, as long as they eat.

 

[.::Jun77::.]

whoa, nice fat mushroom :eek2:

 

[skippy2]

Pretty cool pic ryan

I wish you would post a pic of the turtle you showed me. If you did already post a link to that too please.

 

[rynon]

Here you go, doesn't really fit here. Hawksbill sea turtle off the shore of the Cayman Islands.

 

[skippy2]

Thanks a lot Ryan Can I use it for my desktop background? I will anyway just thought I'd ask lol

 

[nUgZ]

Sometimes they decide to eat the fish instead of the fishfood.

 

[.::Jun77::.]

:eek2: OMG! can you check if i have the same shroom as yours?

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[nUgZ]

It looks very similar. Here's mine when open.

 

[.::Jun77::.]

how big is that monster? and hows the growth? does it move like other shroom and leave babies along the way or it just goes bigger and bigger? any id of the exact name?

 

[madadi]

looks like a rodactis mushroom. im not sure if im spelling it right though

 

[rynon]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12092984#post12092984 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by .::Jun77::.
how big is that monster? and hows the growth? does it move like other shroom and leave babies along the way or it just goes bigger and bigger? any id of the exact name?

Mine just keeps getting bigger and bigger, never moves and drops babies, never splits, however they do typically split at some point. It's almost like a BTA the way it eats, grows, splits. Rhodactis mushroom is correct.

 

[rynon]

There is a more exact name but I can't remember, mine is probably 8 inches across? Next time I see one for sale I'll get the exact ID for you, someone here knows I'm sure.

 

[.::Jun77::.]

i tried to reseach and i think its called "Green Pacific Giant Frilly Mushroom Anemone, Rhodactis sp." try to google and look if its the same.

so if yours 8 inch wide, then i have a baby here, (3 in. diameter) so i dont need to worry for now
:worried:

i might think twice in buying blenies or other "perching" fish

 

[FishyMel]

How long does it take for these to grow?
How much are the worth per polyp? I got 3 with diameters of 2 inches for $35. Is this right, I've never seen them for sale before I bought mine, are they rare?

 

[nUgZ]

They are actually NOT Rhodactis, they are Amplexidiscus fenestrafer. Mine was about 8-10" wide, but since it ate that fish it hasn't been the same. It has actually almost disintegrated completely. I hope it comes back though. It never moved or dropped any babies.

 

[rynon]

Thank you! I ran across that somewhere else, have no clue where? Hopefully the one fish in the tank avoids the mushroom.