HELP ID these red spots on my mushrooms.....

[Jmaddan]

There are these weird slimey red spots on my mushrooms, they have been on the same mushrooms for a few months now...They appeared out of no where and today I saw that they move..My husband picked one up and rubbed his fingers together and they dissinigrated.....

I think that they somehow are harming my mushrooms, b/c they dont open up even halfas big as they did before the spots....

The last pic that has red spots I know is a bad pic...But those mushrooms are totally dying off...

Thanks

[CarmieJo]

Could they be flatworms that are irritating the mushrooms?

[Phurst]

I'll second planaria flatworms as well.

[lReef lKeeper]

same here, planaria flatworms

[Jmaddan]

OY!! I was afraid of that...Ive never had to deal with anything like that...How do I get rid of them?

[lReef lKeeper]

planaria wont really hurt anything, just more unsightly than anything. you could get a six line wrasse to keep them in check, as long as you dont have a mandarin. Or you could try flatworm exit by Salifert. i personally would try the six line first, BUT ONLY IF THERE IS NO MANADRIN.

[Jmaddan]

OK cool..I have a 6-line and mandarin in my 24g....I just got the 6-line and totally forgot they dont do well together, I guess im transfering the little guy to the 72g....Thanks!!

[CarmieJo]

Keep an eye on the mandarin in the 24. If it won't eat frozen or prepared foods it will decimate the pod population in the tank.

[Sheol]

Originally Posted by lReef lKeeper

you could get a six line wrasse to keep them in check, as long as you dont have a mandarin.

Curious - could I have a 4-line wrasse and a mandarin together?

[Jmaddan]

I had my 6-line and mandarin together for 2 days and they were fine, but it was only 2 days.

Yeah I was told the mandarin ate anything from the guy I bought it from.and I have yet to see that. He does come out when I feed but I never seen him take anything.....I havent seen any copepods for sometime now, Im sure he's eating them which would be fine by me, but I think he's running out..

[lReef lKeeper]

the mandarin probably is running out of food. the tank is really to small for it to have an unlimited supply of food. the hunt for pods 24/7 and will completely wipe out a pod population within a week or two of starting to eat. once the flatworms are under control (by the six line) i would transfer the mandarin to the bigger tank and the six line to the nano.

[Jmaddan]

The 72g has only been setup for about a month...I upgraded so all of it was old water and sand.the rock was from a 3yr established tank....the only reason we didnt put the mandarin in there is b/c I never seen any pods in there.

I did go ahead and put the 2 wrasses in the 72..Im watching them constantly to make sure there are no conflicts. As soon as the flatworms are gone I will def. take the 6-line back out....Thanks

[CarmieJo]

Maybe until you can get the mandarin over to the big tank you could buy a bottle of pods to supplement the population.