Mushroom Coral dying?

[oodog]

Hello!

My friend gave me a Mushroom coral yesturday and I let it float around to find a spot to attach. But when I woke up this morning, I found it in bad shape. So I attached it to a rock.

Any ideas on what is wrong? and if it will come back healthy?
Thanks!!!!

 

[juniorrocketdad]

I've never heard of letting it float around that is probably your problem but if the tank has good conditions it should recover mushrooms are very hardy

 

[oodog]

Thanks but Ive looked around alot and many people say to let it float around because it takes a while to attach by itself, and because super glue usually wont stick, in this case it has though

 

[Rubasu]

I've heard of them detaching from a rock and floating by themselves to find a new spot...but I've never seen it.

How long have your lights been on when this was taken (if they are on?) I would give it a couple days to fully acclimate and look at it when your lights are on. It should be fine. It may also just be annoyed - They do this when there are sharp parameter changes. Did you acclimate it at all before dropping it in?

FWIW - Mine shrivel a bit every night, then extend back out a little after the lights hit them again.

 

[ComforablyNumb]

Free-floating mushrooms can damage some of the more sensitive corals if they land on them. They have some kind of mucus that is slightly toxic. Had one land on a plating monti, which promptly started reacting very negatively.
Anyway..shrooms are pretty tough, it'll probably make a comeback.

 

[oodog]

I've heard of them detaching from a rock and floating by themselves to find a new spot...but I've never seen it.

How long have your lights been on when this was taken (if they are on?) I would give it a couple days to fully acclimate and look at it when your lights are on. It should be fine. It may also just be annoyed - They do this when there are sharp parameter changes. Did you acclimate it at all before dropping it in?

FWIW - Mine shrivel a bit every night, then extend back out a little after the lights hit them again.

So should I keep my lights off for a while? It was detached from where it was super glued this morning, I took someones advice and put it in a cup with some rubble to attach to in my tank

 

[oodog]

Alright I can't get it to attach so it's just floating now, it keeps getting stuck under a rock and I'm not sure what to do! Please help!

 

[Reeferfourlife]

Catch the mushroom and put it into a clear cup with rubble rocks on bottom. It will attach in a couple of days.

 

[jenjen]

You can gently rubber band it to a rock to keep it in place until it attaches.

 

[uncleL]

I love my pills I have 6 different species plus one Reefer for life!

 

[oodog]

Thanks everybody I am trying the cup method again

 

[Sk8r]

Rubber band just enough to hold it to a rock, not tight at all. Put it in light. ANd what's your alkalinity? SHould be 8.3. That can affect them.