ID on these mushrooms please

[jph]

hi there,

can someone assist in putting a name on the mushrooms that i picked up at the LFS about a week ago ?

i just picked them from their "assorted corals" tank.

this branch had one small one, and two bigger ones. not sure if they are of the same kind or not.

any help on identifying them appreciated!

J.

 

[MrMexReefer]

they are commonly known as hairy mushrooms .... but as for the scientific name... i dont know.

 

[jph]

i was thinking that they were, but wasn't sure. thanks!


J.

 

[chrisstie]

Hairys are a type of Rhodactis ... i forget the rest of the name. Not inchoata but something else =\ Hairy is so much easier but hope this helps!

 

[anguswu]

I guess this is rhodactis rhodostoma.

 

[jph]

thanks guys!


J.

 

[BigScott]

those are run to hand feed..

scott

 

[BigScott]

fun*

 

[jph]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10087413#post10087413 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bigScott
those are run to hand feed..

how or what would you feed them ?

i tried to put some frozen brine, cyclop-eez or a formula one pellet on them, but if the current doesn't blow it off, some of the nassarius snails that crawled out of the sand will get to it.

i've seen one of them poop, so it must have eaten something at one time


J.

 

[kiknchikn]

turn off the flow when feeding if you can... i use a long pair of stainless steel tweasers to remove crabs/snails that try to steal the food

the "poop" was probably the shroom releasing xooxanthellae... they do that when they get stressed. As long as it doesn't happen often it should be fine.

 

[BigScott]

like the post above me said turn off the flo.. cyclopeeze, or frozen {thawed} shrinp pealed..like what you would feed a small snowflake eel..

scott

 

[jph]

thanks everybody!

looks like it worked just fine with the flow turned off for a few minutes.

got them munching on mysis

J.

 

[dfcjr]

Nice! If you didn't feed them before, they're going to split like crazy for awhile. At least that's what happened with mine.