Elephant Ear Mushroom = Fish Killer???

[Carmen]

Wow, I have a mixed review then on these guys hey?! I would hate to get rid of it because it's HUGE and has areally nice color to it. Sorta russian roulette abit then???
The research I have been seeing online seems to suggest the "Rounder, Hairier" Mushrroms are more apt to kill/catch a fish, I wonder if this one is not as likely like Seahorse Fanatic says?
And Funny Chaloupa - I LOVE my Butterfly (A teeny tiny bit more than my Elephant Ear so unfortunately I'd be packing you up the coral before the fish!)

Thanks for your opinions, any others are much appreciated!
Carmen

[tang daddy]

I have the same mushroom in my tank actually got a frag from seahorse fanatic about 2 years ago and I can definately confirm that it doesn't eat fish. Mine has problems eating mysis even when there's no flow in my tank if a fish was already dead stuck on the mushroom I don't even think it would get eaten, btw nice size for your mushroom there!!

[parkinsn]

I had a Elephant Ear, had is the key word here. It was about 5-6" across and it downed 2 perc's that hosted in it, I thought they just died but i saw it re-gergitate 1 of the fish when it was done eating it... Then it proceeded to eat a 3" fox face (i saw that happen, its was pretty cool for what it was) i tryed to save the fox face but the Elephant Ear had released the toxin and it was to late for the both of them.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Having kept both:

I think the ones that kill fish are single mouth large, round, slightly "hairy" elephant ear Rhodactis.

This type is the long, elongated multiple mouth Rhodactis (not an elephant ear) which I've never seen even try to close up over anything. Each mouth is smaller than in true Elephant Ears.

Both are Rhodactis, but only the true elephant ear is a killer IMHO & IME.

Yours is NOT an Elephant ear, simply a type of Rhodactis.

[Carmen]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

Having kept both:

I think the ones that kill fish are single mouth large, round, slightly "hairy" elephant ear Rhodactis.

This type is the long, elongated multiple mouth Rhodactis (not an elephant ear) which I've never seen even try to close up over anything.

Both are Rhodactis, but only the true elephant ear is a killer IMHO & IME.

Thank You SeaHorse Fanatic. This is what I was hoping to hear! I am going to keep it for now - hoping that you are infact right! Perhaps it will work out in my favour but it is a really incredible pice that I would hope to give up based on wrong information. I too believe it is the hairier variety that "eat" fish (Could be me just looking for someone to tell me it's OKAY to keep it though).

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Originally Posted by Parkinsn;

I had a Elephant Ear, had is the key word here. It was about 5-6" across and it downed 2 perc's that hosted in it, I thought they just died but i saw it re-gergitate 1 of the fish when it was done eating it... Then it proceeded to eat a 3" fox face (i saw that happen, its was pretty cool for what it was) i tryed to save the fox face but the Elephant Ear had released the toxin and it was to late for the both of them.

Parkinsn is this above post based on the "hairy variety"?

Thanks guys.

[FitoPharmer]

my friend has a large elephant ear in his tank and clowns host in it. half the time it looks like a fish bowl. i'm amazed it hasn't eaten the clowns yet, but they might know what the mushroom is trying and escape just in time. but he cant keep any cardinal fish, i was told and read this was their favorite kind of fish to eat.