What do mushrooms eat?

I recently inherited some red mushrooms for my tank (like today). What and how do I feed them? Can anyone help? Please? I have no experience... Thanks in advance.

 

They don't need feeding. The have symbiotic algae that provide nourishment.

I'm assuming you mean something like these

 

Shrooms are relatively easy. Medium light, low flow. No need to feed specially, they get their nourishment from the light mostly. Just try a spot in your tank (I would go somewhat low assume decent lighting) and give him a few days. If he doesn't open up, try a different spot until he does.

Hope this helps,

Aaron

 

well, u dont have to feed them, but i still feed mine like once a month i put some brine shrimp on them and they eat it

 

How do I know if they have "opened"? They were already out when I put them in.

 

Yea... and I know people that feed silversides to their shrooms. I actually saw a mushroom trap a small fish once, it did it quite slowly, but it did it, the fish kept messing around in it and it started to ball upwards till it closed up with the fish on the inside. It was pretty amazing.

 

I don't feed mine either, they do very well! If they were already open, no worries You would know if they were closed up...

 

well lemme make my statement more clear...i feed him but...he doesnt eat it lol...prolly takes some of the other coral food the little stuff lol

 

my fuzzy shroom is giant now my clown gobies use it as a deluxe motel of love lol...if u know what i mean

 

Most coralimorphs don't require any feeding. However, I think that you saw an Elephant Ear mushroom. Those definately require feeding or it will trap your fish. They put out a pheromone to attract fish and then they do just what you described.

http://animal-world.com/encyclo/reef/corallimorph/corallimorph.htm