I just received today a new package with some discosomas, rodactis and ricordea. One of the discosomas(the red one) it got loose on the transportation and I put it in a refugium on its own rock , thinking that maybe she will attach again at the same rock . Maybe will be easier in the container cause there's no flow. Now, I see her releasing some sort of long filaments , or some jelly fluid like long strings that disolves in the water. What could this be ? Is it normal ?
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The easiest way to get it to re-attach is to put in an open top shallow container with a small layer of rubble rock, then cover the container with some netting to keep it from drifting away. Then put it in a low flow / low-medium light area in the tank.
If it's fluid that's dissolves away, it could be dispelling some of it's zooxanthella. These are algae that live inside the coral and provide it energy via their photosynthesis. Corals can regulate how much is in their tissues by expelling them. It could be doing this because of a change in lighting or from stress.
If it looks like its spewing it's stringy guts out, but they are still attached to the mushroom. This could be it's mesenterial filaments. Which are it's digestive parts. These filaments have nemocyst (stinging cells). Mushrooms can do this as a defensive measure. As Davy mentioned, they can do this as a response to a physical disturbance, but they will also do this if the water parameters or off.
If it's fluid that's dissolves away, it could be dispelling some of it's zooxanthella. These are algae that live inside the coral and provide it energy via their photosynthesis. Corals can regulate how much is in their tissues by expelling them. It could be doing this because of a change in lighting or from stress.
If it looks like its spewing it's stringy guts out, but they are still attached to the mushroom. This could be it's mesenterial filaments. Which are it's digestive parts. These filaments have nemocyst (stinging cells). Mushrooms can do this as a defensive measure. As Davy mentioned, they can do this as a response to a physical disturbance, but they will also do this if the water parameters or off.
You can't super glue a mushroom. It's all soft tissue and will eventually tear away.
What most people do, is let it attach to small rubble rocks, then you can glue the rubble rock to a bigger piece of live rock where you want it.
However, mushrooms can move on their own or detach if they aren't happy in their current placement.
What most people do, is let it attach to small rubble rocks, then you can glue the rubble rock to a bigger piece of live rock where you want it.
However, mushrooms can move on their own or detach if they aren't happy in their current placement.
