Mushroom coral?

SHLove16 · 06/16/2007, 05:47 PM

Hey, I got my first coral yesterday...2 blue mushroom (kinda small) for my 12g Nano cube...anyways

I brought them home and after a little while one detatched himself from the rock he was on. He has been moved a little thourgh the tank by the current, and I have placed him on the rock many times to try and get him to stick back on it. Right now he is on the sandbed, although he looks really colorful and healthy? Is there anyway I can get him to stick/attatch himself back on the rock? Thanks.

-Simon

PJSEA · 06/16/2007, 05:57 PM

Place it back on a rock in a low flow area. It should reattach itself. You might also want to try some tulle?(fine mesh netting) to hold it in place.
Mushrooms don't like high flow so you may want to relocate them all.

SHLove16 · 06/16/2007, 06:04 PM

Okay, I was also thinking, don't they use some type of glue when they frag? If so, would it be okay to use that?

PJSEA · 06/16/2007, 06:08 PM

Mushrooms get slimy so glue may not work well.
Don't even try to use epoxy.
They will attach themselves relatively quickly by themselves, but using the mesh fabric is probaly the best way. It will hold it in place while they attach themselves.

06/16/2007, 05:47 PM	#1
SHLove16 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Johnson City, TN Posts: 208	Mushroom coral? Hey, I got my first coral yesterday...2 blue mushroom (kinda small) for my 12g Nano cube...anyways I brought them home and after a little while one detatched himself from the rock he was on. He has been moved a little thourgh the tank by the current, and I have placed him on the rock many times to try and get him to stick back on it. Right now he is on the sandbed, although he looks really colorful and healthy? Is there anyway I can get him to stick/attatch himself back on the rock? Thanks. -Simon

06/16/2007, 05:57 PM	#2
PJSEA Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pawleys Island, SC Posts: 295	Place it back on a rock in a low flow area. It should reattach itself. You might also want to try some tulle?(fine mesh netting) to hold it in place. Mushrooms don't like high flow so you may want to relocate them all.

06/16/2007, 06:04 PM	#3
SHLove16 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Johnson City, TN Posts: 208	Okay, I was also thinking, don't they use some type of glue when they frag? If so, would it be okay to use that?

06/16/2007, 06:08 PM	#4
PJSEA Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pawleys Island, SC Posts: 295	Mushrooms get slimy so glue may not work well. Don't even try to use epoxy. They will attach themselves relatively quickly by themselves, but using the mesh fabric is probaly the best way. It will hold it in place while they attach themselves.