Filefish eat mushrooms and palys?

[Reef Pilot]

I resorted to manual removal with some palys, and that seems to work. But not with mushrooms, they just shrink up inside the rock and pop out again a day or two later. I am also trying Aiptasia X on some mushrooms. They do seem to disappear again. But will they return (like the aiptasia does after a few days). What a scourge these things are (to my SPS)!...

My next step might be to remove the rock and try chisel them out (getting really desperate now)...

[The Guy]

I have the same problem with the paly's and have a pile of green rodactus mushrooms, thought they were nice when I brought home a couple. Now I got way too many greens.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

I resorted to manual removal with some palys, and that seems to work. But not with mushrooms, they just shrink up inside the rock and pop out again a day or two later. I am also trying Aiptasia X on some mushrooms. They do seem to disappear again. But will they return (like the aiptasia does after a few days). What a scourge these things are (to my SPS)!...

My next step might be to remove the rock and try chisel them out (getting really desperate now)...

Epoxy them over or super glue them they need photosynthesis in order to survive they can only go so long without it , a thin sheet of coral putty and a few weeks later pull it off no more mushrooms or anything photosynthetic .

Super glue works to but is time consuming lol

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by spit.fire

Get an angelfish

I have an angelfish, doesn't touch them, or any other coral...

Originally Posted by reefwars

Epoxy them over or super glue them they need photosynthesis in order to survive they can only go so long without it , a thin sheet of coral putty and a few weeks later pull it off no more mushrooms or anything photosynthetic .

I was thinking of doing that, too, but didn't want a bunch of coral putty all over my live rock. But if I can pull it off, might be worth a try. This is only for rocks with just a few mushrooms. There are others that are hopelessly covered, and will have to be removed permanently.

[rishu_pepper]

Have you tried chiseling the parts of the rock that they are on? I know it doesn't sound pretty but it may be a quick and easy solution. I can pick them up tonight if you can haha.

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by rishu_pepper

Have you tried chiseling the parts of the rock that they are on? I know it doesn't sound pretty but it may be a quick and easy solution. I can pick them up tonight if you can haha.

Yes, that is another option for some cases, and am considering it. But not practical for those rocks that are completely covered.