Need more info on mushroom corals

[sarahlovesfish]

I am a begginer, and soon, I am going to look into corals, one of the first will be a mushroom coral. What I want to know is, will they eat a cleaner shrimp or snail that crawls over it?

 

[SushiGirl]

Depends on the mushroom. Hairy mushrooms get rather large and can eat things like that.

 

[Mel 2038]

Most will not but some can . Just ask here before you purchase anything.

 

[ssgtgonzo]

Welcome. If i were you, i'd look into ricordeas. They come in a myriad of beautiful colors, are practially bulletproof with regards to hardiness, and are are peaceful...i have never heard of one eating anything else. Ricordea floridas get to maybe half dollar size, and are very inexpensive. Yumas are generally more stunning, grow larger, but come with a considerable increase in price. Hope this helps.

 

[sarahlovesfish]

Thanks. I will look into the ricordeas.

 

[Reeferz412]

All mushrooms are pretty hardy imo, I actually have a lot of different mushrooms and I lost my ricordia! I guess it was a bad egg. They grow like wildfire, so they are all great starters and fill up the tank. I had a huge red mushroom, and it let go of the LR it was on and it disappeared, but it left 5 little mushrooms. You can chop em up and they will either refission or divide and heal into more mushrooms. Imo, if you see a mushroom you like, and it is not a hairy mushroom, go for it.

 

[sarahlovesfish]

Thanks

 

[Davy854]

the only mushroom to look out for that will eat your shrimp is an elephant ear

 

[trinidiver]

Depends on the mushroom. Hairy mushrooms get rather large and can eat things like that.

I've got 2 green hairy mushrooms (nearly 3"dia) along with multiple others and my peppermint, fire and skunk cleaners constantly walk over them on a regular basis with no problems. Then again, my luck might be different. When I bought them from the LFS, he had over 10 large mushrooms along with multiple shrimp all in the same tank with no problem.