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So, mushrooms growing is a "good" thing? I was just about to tear down my pygmy leaf chameleons tank and start over. I have recently started to get these pretty bright yellow mushrooms that seem to pop up over night and grow really fast. They look just like the ones that Slaytonp showed in the second post. They have come up off cork bark as well as up threw the soil. They are spreading like wildfire. I pluck them out and they come right back... three fold! They seem to double in size overnight. I let one go for a few days just to see what it would do and by the time I pulled it, it was as almost as large as my fist.



This is a 55 gallon tank w/screen top that has been set up for a little over a year. I have layered the substrate. On the bottom is a layer of Terra-Lite mixed with some charcoal followed by a layer of screen, then a layer of pea gravel then another layer of screen then soil, cocos fiber, cork bark, living sheet moss, dried leaves, plants etc......... This viv is heavily misted twice a day (distilled water) and has a UV light on top. No waterfalls and the only inhabitants are the chameleons and their prey.



Are these mushrooms something I need to worry about? Is there a way to control their growth without completely tearing the viv apart or endangering the animals? I fear if I leave them, they will quickly take over. My other concern lies with the possibility of this fungus causing harm to any eggs that may be deposited in the soil. Will any rogue bugs attempt to eat it? If so, if one of my animals ate said bug, would there be a possibility of death for this animal or would he just ....ummm .... see pretty butterflies with swirling colors?



Any information/constructive criticism will be greatly appreciated.



Here are a couple pic's of the tank right after I set it up. It has filled out quite a bit since then....



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