ACAN eating a mushroom ?

[streetrodder007]

I have what seems like my red lord Acan eating a small green striped mushroom. Has anyone ever had that happen ? I don"t know how the mushroom got taken off some live rock, and now its in a small group of 5 Acans, the mushroom is all closed up and the 1 Acan head is about twice the size it normally is? Is this strange or what ? I will take a picture later.

[demonclownfish]

detached from liverock probably from too much direct flow and landed on the acans. GET IT OFF NOW! i had a mushroom touching my acans killed 2 polyps overnight :(

[streetrodder007]

I think maybe the cleaner shrimp might have picked it up and threw it off, it loves to throw frags off the rocks? I certainly wouldnt think the LPS would eat a softy? Or maybe ?

[Airplanes]

I wouldnt think so, must have just landed there, any rate I would get it out of there.

[Sir Patrick]

Hope things got moved before too much damage was done! Similar thing happened to me last night....

Get any pics??

[Manoj's Reef]

+1 - Acans can bite into mushrooms it they can catch one/get one

[ReeferRob]

Then again I had a Fl. Ricordea smoke a polyp of acan last night.

[kgood1]

Then again I had a Fl. Ricordea smoke a polyp of acan last night.

Wow, really?:eek:

[Manoj's Reef]

Then again I had a Fl. Ricordea smoke a polyp of acan last night.

+1 Florida Ricordia and Yumas can smoke acans!!!

[streetrodder007]

I didn't know that about Ricordia, I have a decent sized head right by some Acan's.
Anyways- last night I reached in the tank and pulled the poor mushroom from the clutches of the Acan , fully opened the mushroom is about 2" , when I saved him he was about 1/4" .. The Acan almost pulled me in, but thank god I was able to free myself from his tenacles ! It must be my superior speed....
That damn cleaner shrimp always wants to attack my hand, I have to keep flicking him to stay away.
Maybe this is a hint I need to feed my tank more ! haha:fish2: