Mushroom eaters?

[phreezee]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Will a crown of thorns starfish eat mushrooms?

Looked this up and it eats everything, and grows to 25cm! lol
I'd give it a go, but I don't think I've seen it in an LFS before.

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by phreezee

Looked this up and it eats everything, and grows to 25cm! lol
I'd give it a go, but I don't think I've seen it in an LFS before.

Yeah I don't think it's something people would normally bring in for obvious reasons but perhaps it is available through special order. I know they are overly populated in some parts but it's also possible they are illegal to import as it's certainly not something you want to become invasive somewhere else in the world.

[gobytron]

Blast them with light and a higher flow...
Ive had this battle and won before.

Aip X is essentially just Kalk and wont do much more than irritate mushrooms.

[sphelps]

A quick search on RC seems to suggest crown of thorns starfish are available to us. Some people have used them for aptasia control in FO tanks

Definitely something to look into, would be super cool addition and if you killed it after the job was done it's not really a bad thing.

[mseepman]

Problem is that it would kill every other coral that has managed to survive through the mushroom outbreak.