odd harry mushroom
 

Hey all
I have a harry mushroom. It has turned a brownish green but when it fold up and unfods it is the flouresent green it used to be. But within 10 minutes it is back to its dull brownish green. Although when i turn on my actinics it goes back to flouresent green like it used to be also. Do you have any idea what is wrong with it. Shift what ere you feedin it before you sold it to me?

Re: odd harry mushroom
 

Is harry its first name :question: :razz:

nope it is a harry/fuzzy mushroom.

Harry the fuzzy mushroom. Or it could be a hairy mushroom. :mrgreen:

omg quit it if you dont know what is wrong just say so

It looks real nice when it first opens,but as it spreads to retreive more light the color will fade,stetches out and color is not as intense.I wouldn't worry too much,just place closer to the light so they don't have to really stretch for the light.

thanks finally a strit up answer

If i keep making them stretch will they gain color back

Nothing is wrong, it has the same amount of "colour" whether big or small, so of course it will look concentrated when it shrinks up. Just watch it for a bit and you'll become familiar with what it does. We've all had these at one point or another it seems, and some of us can't get rid of them...

You'll get teased a bit because it's your first hairy mushroom and you're so impatient.
Welcome to the Reefing Community of the Thicker-Skinned.
:mrgreen:

:biggrin: They're not bad guys,just razzin ya :razz:
Thing about mushrooms is you cant kill'em,just when you think they're dead,bam! they spread like weeds :biggrin:

Jim

So is that a yes it will gain color back or no it wont gain more color

They stretch for the light, trying to gather more of it. That's why he said, "move it into the light." or into MORE light, if you have some...

:biggrin:

Here's a good article online that talks a bit about this. you'll enjoy it.
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/acclimcoralslight.htm

O i do but the way it is sitting when partly expended it partilay cover a hole i want it too. You see the thing is it has stretched the same amount as always even when i got it and it was bright now it is dull.

Did you read the Acclimating article? Maybe it is adjusting to your lighting setup- how is it different from the last tank's?

Well Shift was running 3 175 watt actinics but when i put it under my 20 watt powerglo and my 15 watt marine glo id didnt loos any color but when i installed my 2 30 watt actinics and 2 55 watt pc thats when it changed

Well that's 2 big changes for the little shroom - give it some time.

:biggrin:

little shroom my 3 inch clarks can host that think like its an anenome but.... i get ur idea