sick coral?

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please help me.
while i was cleaning the glass my sw tank i accidently bumbed my green mushroom coral and a mushroom sort of opened or riped partialy of itself and the rock some white strings came out what does this mean?

 

[melosu58]

I dont know for sure but I do know that mushrooms are pretty much indestuctable. Can you get a pic.

 

[special lighting]

it is already like half way dead

 

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http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/image.php?u=20273&dateline=1244305595&type=profile

 

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http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/image.php?u=20273&dateline=1244305782&type=profile

 

[melosu58]

I cant tell from the pics but make sure of pristine water conditions. I had one that got smashed one time and it made a comeback. Like I said indestructable.

 

[SparKy697]

People take scissors to them all the time to make more. It may just be a little freaked out. Don't panic. Like Mike said.. Indestructible. It may even float around your tank for a few days until it finds a place it likes.

Be patient.

 

[Kurt_Nelson]

Agree... indestructible. The white strings are most likely mesentary (sp?) fillaments - they're a form of weapon that corals use to take over areas, protect themselves, etc. I've seen them come out of the mouth of mushrooms when I'm snipping them at the base with scissors. (Yeah... I'm a mean pruner.)

 

[blasterx]

I've fagged them before, they are quite resilient really! You can slice and dice and they come back for more!

 

[AMDPhenomX4]

Mine sometimes shrivel up like that too. Then a few hrs later their all open.

 

[special lighting]

thanks but it died already
what can i do to make to out of one mushroom?

 

[divedeep1689]

i have had the white strings as well so it nothing to worry about mine seem to do it on a regular basis and once when a sea urchin was on it and i moved the urchin it was back open within a hour tho

 

[divedeep1689]

oh sory for your loss

 

[Kurt_Nelson]

thanks but it died already
what can i do to make to out of one mushroom?

Sorry about that one, but if you just wait - and do nothing - after 6 months you'll have more than you probably want!

 

[melosu58]

Sorry about that one, but if you just wait - and do nothing - after 6 months you'll have more than you probably want!

Just to prove that Kurt is right here is a recent pic of my mushrooms minus the hundreds that I sold to the LFS. They all came from one mushroom.

 

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ok thank you guys
and wow those are plenty of mushrooms melosu

 

[thincat]

Be sure not to have them in a high flow area, they don't like high flow and tend to break apart.