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[BigRedSquid]

I noticed this guy on a rock but don't know what it

 

[Sicklid]

Looks like a red mushroom coral to me!!

 

[BigRedSquid]

That's what I thought but I never had any red mushrooms

 

[xthunderx]

Mushroom for sure, but it looks like it might have been kept in low light for a while. I'm not sure about the color.

 

[BigRedSquid]

Its brand new. How can u tell It's been under low light

 

[Sicklid]

Thats cool man, last time i bought a peppermint shrimp from petco and when I was acclimating him I saw a purple tiny thing on the bottom of the container, well it was a baby mushroom. Now he is like the size of a quarter coin!!

 

[Dylan J.]

How you can tell it was neglected of light is by how transparent the coral is. Coral should never be transparent

 

[BigRedSquid]

I guess i can't complain about free coral

 

[BigRedSquid]

Before I moved the rock it. Was reaching out so far I thought it was a zoa

 

[Dylan J.]

If its reaching out then it wants more light. Just let it soak in some light and with in a week or so you'll see it turn back to its normal colors

 

[BigRedSquid]

Thanks guys ill keep you up dated to see the real color

 

[xthunderx]

How you can tell it was neglected of light is by how transparent the coral is. Coral should never be transparent

I had mushrooms covering most of rock when I first started the hobby. All of the ones that were transparent looking were all under a ledge or growing underneath the rock overhang. Once I brought them out, they would color the same as the rest of the group. Mushrooms are low light and they can survive for a long time in nearly complete shade, but in the end they do need light even if only a little.

Your mushrooms looks exactly like the shaded ones I pull out and into the light.