Wha is causing these spots on my mushroom?

[TankYouVeryMuch]

I’m lighting it with a flashlight to make it clearer. The spots have been increasing in number, but were there before the nearby torch was added (the angle makes them look closer together than they are, the tentacles don’t reach down that low yet).

 

[smitten with ocean life]

that isnt just the way the mushroom is supposed to be?

 

[TankYouVeryMuch]

I actually just found the answer to my question elsewhere on here. They’re a type of flatworm. I blew them off with a turkey baster for now.

 

[TankYouVeryMuch]

Post in thread 'What’s the spot on my mushroom??'
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/what’s-the-spot-on-my-mushroom.1118760/post-13700517

 

[BristleWormHater]

I actually just found the answer to my question elsewhere on here. They’re a type of flatworm. I blew them off with a turkey baster for now.

Youre talking about that darker brown spots towards the edge right?

 

[TankYouVeryMuch]

I actually just found the answer to my question elsewhere on here. They’re a type of flatworm. I blew them off with a turkey baster for now.

Youre talking about that darker brown spots towards the edge right?

Yes.

 

[BristleWormHater]

Yes.

The info in that thread you linked seems good, I would just follow that.

 

[TankYouVeryMuch]

I’ll had to try and siphon them out, they got back on surprisingly quickly. I was hoping maybe my hermit would find them and eat them.

 

[smitten with ocean life]

can you take it out and dip it?

 

[TankYouVeryMuch]

can you take it out and dip it?

Yes, but not sure what to dip it in. Everything I’m seeing says flatworms tend to be dip resistant. The only thing really shown to be effective is Bayer (one guy dipped in Revive and it got a bunch, then he dipped in Bayer after that and it got at least twice as many). The mushrooms have crawled halfway off the fragile onto a rock and I don’t think dipping the rock in Bayer and putting it back in the tank is a good idea. Tempted to order some Salifert Flatworm eXit.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

If flatworms are in your system, then I'm skeptical that dipping one coral will solve the problem. Look into using something like flatworm exit, get rid of them before they multiply.

 

[Telperion]

When you removed the flatworms with the baster, did you remove the coral from the tank first? Otherwise, the problem may re-present itself