Mushrooms on the Move

[Reef 101]

I have a few different mushrooms in my sysytem and have for quite sometime.
But I've noticed that several of them have been unattaching and reattaching them selfs in other places. Also were they are unattaching their is new ones growing. Is this normal or are they unhappy and just trying to relocate?

 

[ritter6788]

IME, unhappy. Why, I don't know. Too much light, not enough, too much flow, water parameters, etc.

 

[p woodard]

sometimes it can be water light or move just to move just one of those things as long as they are getting light they will be ok and the goood news is you have frag to sell to someone who would like some

 

[drywall_guy87]

my cuz has had one for ever and everytime i go to his house its in a new spot seems fine and getting big

 

[lancer99]

How closely together were they growing? If they were growing closely together and putting out offsets, it's normal that some would detach and look for less crowded spaces.

If they weren't growing closely together and weren't growing babies, they might be unhappy with their conditions and looking for better ones.

-R

 

[philosophile]

Are they moving and leaving behind a foot that grows into a new shroom? If so, thats pretty normal when they're happy and healthy. If they are flat out detaching and reattaching somewhere else in the tank, then check flow or lighting.

 

[nolanrob123]

My experience usually they don't like the placement. I have one mushroom that moved to the back of the tank behind a rock that I found thriving. No light, no flow no nothing.