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Uh oh what parasite is this? Pls help!

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Awhile back I picked up a rhodactis mushroom and over time I’ve noticed that it slowly morphed into an odd shape (sort of heart-shaped). Upon closer inspection it looks like part of the mushroom had deteriorated and I couldn’t figure out why. As far as I can tell, nothing is eating it. But today I noticed something alarming. Something translucent is growing in the area where the shroom has receded. Is it aiptasia? Or something else? I’ve included a pic. Hopefully someone can ID. Suggestions on follow up action would also be appreciated. Thanks!
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scuzy said:
Looks like a feather duster


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That’s 2 votes for feather duster. It’s technically not harmful to the tank right? But clearly a part of the shroom is receding because of it. Any recommendations?


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You can tell if it’s a feather duster because the radiole you see will retract in forcefully into it’s tube in a split second if you brush it slightly.

I don’t think a duster would irritate a mushroom at all, so I think either it likely isn’t a duster or if it is it likely isn’t what is irritating your shroom.
 
You can kill the duster with shot of a kalk paste but that would harm your mushroom too... but if you are careful enough, you might get away with it


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JVU said:
Is the part you see squishy looking like an anemone or firm like a duster?
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Not sure but it’s swaying a little and I think I’ve seen it retract somewhat when I shined a bright light on it once.


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Since everyone is saying feather duster, I can safely rule out other possibilities right? Does anyone else have them in the tank and would you remove them?
 
Mozby's Reef said:
Since everyone is saying feather duster, I can safely rule out other possibilities right? Does anyone else have them in the tank and would you remove them?
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I’m not sure it’s a duster, but if it is, it would be fine in my opinion. If it’s a majano anemone, not so much. I don’t know how to tell you for sure with a pic, but in real life they are generally easy to tell apart for folks who have seen both.
 
Another pic if diff lighting and a short video. Hopefully it’ll help confirm if it is indeed a duster.
Edit: how do I upload videos on Tapatalk? Doesn’t seem to let me.

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