Mushrooms beside clam

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I recently purchased a deresa clam attached to a rock and when it arrived after acclimation it opened right up. This morning it looks great but there are blue mushrooms attached to the rock. I'm not a fan of them because they spread like a disease. Does anyone know of a sure way of removing the mushrooms without harming the clam. I have cut them in the past but they always come back.
 

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Iv tried cutting them away aswell and your right they just grow back
The small ones iv started reef puttying them , just stick a big blob of it over the shrooms
It's worked so far for me
 

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That's a good idea with the putty. I wonder if any of the other #reefsquad crew have any experience in this.
 

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I've never tried removing them, but could you do it the same way you remove Aiptasia? Kalk paste, Aiptasia-X, Mojano-wand, laser cnidarian removal . . .

Of course, if you can do it while they're alive, you'll find more of a market for blue 'shrooms than you would for Aiptasia . . . probably...

~Bruce
 
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Iv tried cutting them away aswell and your right they just grow back
The small ones iv started reef puttying them , just stick a big blob of it over the shrooms
It's worked so far for me

I went to my lfs to get some paste and they recommended super glue so I'm giving that a try
 

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