mushroom ate my pepermint shrimp

[GlobalEvan]

My umbrella mushroom ate my pepermint shrimp.... I had no idea it was capable of that. I didn't realize it happened until it spit the half digested carcas back up.

 

[FLricordia]

Probably a good thing? I think I would rather have flatworms than those little pests.

 

[Riona]

I love my peppermint. She completely leaves my zoas/shrooms/other corals alone(I think she is intimidated by my skunk a bit also) and if I am patient enough I can get her to groom my fingers. Sorry you lost yours though

 

[GlobalEvan]

I think my pepermint was probably asking for it when it got eaten. I have seen it pick at the shrooms mouth before, but it was never anywhere near as pesky as the damn skunk is. God forbid the BTA ever gets food without me having to guard it for a half hour.

my pepermint ate all the aptasia in the tank, so that's good.

 

[itz frank]

I've seen my shrooms catch hermits and their shells and attempt to digest them. Pretty neat to see the shrooms balled up with something pinballing around in it.

 

[kiknchikn]

Sorry for your loss. It's amazing what shrooms can catch and eat.

 

[Freshfishy1107]

After I shut my lights off, my shrooms folds inside out. Is this normal? Is this the way they eat what they catch?

 

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

wow, interesting...

 

[Tommy James]

My hairy mushroom ate my new Twin Spot Goby. Why do we keep them if they keep eating things? I'm thinking of removing mine!

 

[chris melb]

How big was your Mushroom that ate your pep shrimp, and also how big was the shrimp. Its a bit of worry wouldnt want them to eventually eat your livestock, i have 6 -7 mush rooms no bigger than 6-7 cm hope they dont eat my peps

 

[magdelan]

Re: mushroom ate my pepermint shrimp

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9207791#post9207791 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GlobalEvan
My umbrella mushroom ate my pepermint shrimp.... I had no idea it was capable of that. I didn't realize it happened until it spit the half digested carcas back up.

You sure he ate the actual shrimp and not it's molt???

 

[GlobalEvan]

I can't find my ruler to measure.

yes, actual shrimp, not just a molt.

 

[reeftanker04]

That's really cool (kind of). I had no idea shrooms would try something like that.

 

[dannythum]

sorry for yr loss....

like mine, if given chance, i will eat my true percula also...me pray that will not happen..