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Identification What in the heck is growing on my glass, corals, etc. Not sure what it is? Post here and we'll see if we can figure it out!
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Old 06-16-2008, 11:57 AM
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Is there anything that resembles a tiny mushroom thats bad? Reason I ask is I have three red mushroom looking growths on a frag rock of xenia and while it could very well be red mushrooms, Im just making sure it isnt something bad.
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Old 06-16-2008, 01:08 PM
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umm not that i know of but why dont you test to see if its a mushroom and poke it a couple of times to see if it expels its insides in a string like way to check if it is indeed a mushroom
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Old 06-16-2008, 01:29 PM
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I could be wrong but anything spitting its insides out cant be good for it too much haha, I will just wait and see if they grow. Thanks though Ian
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hahaha i no its not good but its not bad for the tank and they suckthem back in and regrow them nothing deadley
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