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  1. 05-28-2010, 08:04 PM #1
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    Question ACAN eating a mushroom ?

    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.
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    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
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    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 ?
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    I wouldnt think so, must have just landed there, any rate I would get it out of there.
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    Hope things got moved before too much damage was done! Similar thing happened to me last night....

    Get any pics??
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    +1 - Acans can bite into mushrooms it they can catch one/get one
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    Default ACAN eating a mushroom ?

    Then again I had a Fl. Ricordea smoke a polyp of acan last night.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ReeferRob View Post
    Then again I had a Fl. Ricordea smoke a polyp of acan last night.
    Wow, really?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ReeferRob View Post
    Then again I had a Fl. Ricordea smoke a polyp of acan last night.
    +1 Florida Ricordia and Yumas can smoke acans!!!
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    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
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