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Reef Pilot 12-15-2012 04:42 PM

Strange mushroom behaviour
 
This morning I noticed a couple of my fuzzy mushrooms puffed up in a ball inside out, with a small opening at the mouth. I have never seen this before. Normally they are just flat against a rock or sand. What are they doing?

By the time I grabbed a camera, the balloon shape was already subsiding, but you can still see the one on the right fairly blown up. 15 minutes later, they were normal.
http://www.canreef.com/photopost/dat...edium/0032.JPG

Coralgurl 12-15-2012 04:49 PM

Mine do that when they catch food.

Reef Pilot 12-15-2012 04:53 PM

Ahh, that could explain it. I did feed some pellets a little earlier. I just hadn't seen that before.

Coralgurl 12-15-2012 05:09 PM

I don't direct feed mine but do notice if they catch something, they almost turn inside out. Freaked me out the first time I saw it too!


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