Dying red mushroom or splitting red mushroom?

[ReefWhatYouSow]

New to the hobby so any help is greatly appreciated! Last night I put in about 10 frags I picked up at RAP. I acclimated them but did not dip them. I did check visually for any pests ect. The corals looked great and even opened up when the light wasn't on. I'm guessing they were adjusting.

This morning.... I woke up to see my red mushroom which is nowhere near the frags to have "spit out its guts?" And it has a dark spot on it. The mushroom is now starting to pinch where that dark spot is. Is this how a red mushroom splits? Or am I about to lose it?

 

[installman]

Probably splitting. Mushrooms are very durable and I doubt you brought in any kind of pest that would bother mushrooms.

 

[ReefWhatYouSow]

Definitely good to know. I've never had any types of problems with it. It is just a crazy coincidence then that it happened after putting in the other corals. I'll keep everyone updated and thanks for the advice!

 

[jrizo1]

Any changes on your lighting?

 

[ReefWhatYouSow]

Absolutely no changes to lighting and no movement in the tank of the mushroom. The lighting is a DIY led and while maybe not the best, everything has been happy with it thus far.

 

[shibby1]

You'll be fine give it a day or two

 

[emperor0415]

It might be acclimating to the light.

 

[ReefWhatYouSow]

Will do. It's on the same frag as a couple zoas. Those couldn't have stung it? And if so, should I break the frag in half to separate them? There was never a problem within the last two months of having it.

 

[installman]

I doubt the zoas could hurt it. I have had mushrooms growing next to some of the nastiest palys out there and they did fine. If you have had it two months it is most likely splitting. I started with one red mushroom 3 years ago and at one point recently had close to 200.

 

[ReefWhatYouSow]

Thanks for the info. Not sure if it's cause it was one of my first corals or what, but I didn't want to see it die. I'm sure everyone has corals die on them at some point but shooting to keep them alive!

Thanks again!

 

[installman]

I still lose one here and there and it is a bummer when it happens.

 

[ReefWhatYouSow]

Updated pic. Still leaving it alone.

 

[ReefWhatYouSow]

Just another update on the red mushroom. It looks like it has worked its way off the plug and onto a rock. Could have been the reason for the stress that it was showing. It also looks like it had two small mushrooms hiding under it, plus a zoa of some kind. Score one for me?

 

[ReefWhatYouSow]

Updated pic

 

[pineda00]

im sure its fine, probably split eventually but looks normal.