strange mushroom

[casey]

I woke uo this morning and turned on my lights to my tank. I was looking around when I saw my purple mushroom have something coming out of his mouth and white stuff curled up around the outside of it. What was it. After a while the thing from its mouth disappeared.

 

[ags]

can't help you with exactly what it is but can tell you my mushrooms do it also. I noticed they do it primarily when I clean the tank or do a major water change. Sometimes it comes out as spider webb mucus other times it comes out as a dull white spaghetti. I have had the mushrooms for appx. 8 months now without any problems. I think they do it to protect themselves.

 

[jonthefb]

the white curly stuff that the mushrooms are extruding are their acotina fillaments. if they are stressed at all or are possibly gettign stung, they expell these thigns as a defensive response. if you rub a mushroom with your finger after awhile you will see them doign this because they are stressed. most other corals can do this as well, i see it from time to time on my moon, and red brain coral. its a normal process and nothign to be worried about. good luck
jon