help

**miche11e** · 07-31-2007, 08:12 PM

what it this hanging out of my mushie, its white and looks like a load spagettie ? michelle

**Electric Monk** · 07-31-2007, 08:25 PM

I'm not a Mushroom expert but

That's his internal organs I think (not at bad as it sounds). Have you moved him recently or has a fish had a little nibble?

They should go back in fairly soon.

If not post again.

Somebody please correct me if i'm mistaken.

**miche11e** · 07-31-2007, 08:38 PM

was a hermit crab crawling all over it this morning:mad: and there was a brown string hanging of my mushie as well as the spagettie

**Pinkfish** · 07-31-2007, 09:20 PM

yep thats how u know a mushie is distressed or in distress, if it carries on for several days then im sorry but its ciao mushie.

Mike

**jonie** · 08-01-2007, 12:27 AM

could it be stressed?

**miche11e** · 08-01-2007, 05:10 PM

i dont think its stressed, its been in the same place in my tank for 5 weeks and this is the first time ive noticed its guts hanging out

**trik** · 08-01-2007, 06:14 PM

Send Gilly a PM , she is the number 1 on these guys.

**Tom** · 03-07-2008, 09:09 PM

These are mesenterial filaments, they are digestive organs. The polyp can evert these and suffer no ill-effects as the filaments can be withdrawn again.
They can be everted due to stress or rough handling.

Hope this helps.

**cl0wn** · 03-07-2008, 10:56 PM

yup as tom says, digestive organs. the brown stuff you saw it extruding would have been waste, it may just have a little something stuck in it's pipes that it's trying to get rid of.

**mousehunter22** · 03-08-2008, 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by cl0wn

yup as tom says, digestive organs. the brown stuff you saw it extruding would have been waste, it may just have a little something stuck in it's pipes that it's trying to get rid of.

NICE!!!! A mushy with food poisoning!!!!:vomit: