Anybody know what species these are?

[bb0029]

Bought these about a month ago and I don't remember what species they are. I looked on the web and not sure if the color makes a difference or not. Hopefully you can tell by the picture. Thanks

[chrisd]

looks like striped mushroomcheck out this site

www.freshmarine.com/mushrooms-polyps.html

[bb0029]

Originally Posted by chrisd

looks like striped mushroomcheck out this site

www.freshmarine.com/mushrooms-polyps.html

sweet thanks for the info. They got some great pictures.

[bb0029]

I was staring at my shrooms again today and noticed something strange near the biggest one in the group. I tried to get a pic but even with the macro lens I could not focus on it. It is the same color as the other mushrooms but is is a little round ball with a black spot in the middle. I dont know how theses things reproduce or anything but it has been in the tank for like a week now. Could it be that it made a new one already or maybe something that was already on the rock? It was in a huge frag tank with tons of stuff so it could be anything but what got me is that it is the same color as the other mushrooms.

I am totally new to this stuff and find it overly exciting lol.

[sucker_fish]

mushrooms don't reproduce by splitting like some other corals do (eg. candycanes) they will actually bud or sprout little tiny shrooms from the base. They will look like little blobs for a while then the blob will develop a mushroom top and then split off totally to form an individual mushroom, these corals will also move much like anemones, so the big one will generally move from place to place leaving a trail of little shrooms behind. this of course happens slowly over time.

[sucker_fish]

oh and back to the original question, they appear to be discosoma spp.

[bb0029]

Those little things turned out to be some kind of anemone. I will post again when I get home the exact name.