Mushrooms dieing

**rich4** · 09-20-2009, 06:53 AM

Originally Posted by aberdeen aquarist

Sounds like the phosphate to me as well Rich, as its the only change you have made.

Hi thanks for all your replies is there any pest that could be eating these mushrooms i lost another yesterday, i cannot see any pest in there. and how do i get rid of my hair algae without killing all the mushrooms.

**aberdeen aquarist** · 09-20-2009, 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by rich4

Hi thanks for all your replies is there any pest that could be eating these mushrooms i lost another yesterday, i cannot see any pest in there. and how do i get rid of my hair algae without killing all the mushrooms.

To get rid of hair algae you have 2 options, either manual removal while using a phosphate remover or a sea hare while using phosphate remover. If you go for manual removal, then rip it out by hand every time you do a water change making sure you get as much out of the water as you can, it'll help if you turn the powerheads off when doing this. If you go for a sea hare, make sure you notice when it has finished the algae off, as it will starve with no food.
As for pests on the mushies I can't think of any, but if the hair algae is growing near them it will be blocking the light and contributing to their demise. The other thing that mushies are sensitive to is temperature changes, make sure your tank isn't fluctuating more than a couple fo degrees over the course of a day.

**rich4** · 09-21-2009, 04:58 PM

Found this 1cm yellowish slug looking thing. Is it this that is killing my Mushrooms and what it is?
Must be bad or my six-line wrasse would have eaten it.
Anyone seen this before? Trying to put photo with this...hope it works