Moving mushrooms

hansonfam · 07/18/2006, 12:36 PM

HI There.

How do i take mushrooms off a rock and move them? They have some babys growing under the big ones and i would really like to move them onto a bigger rock. Can i just gently pull them off?

Sorry never done this part before.

Lisa

hansonfam · 07/18/2006, 12:45 PM

bump

akrimmel · 07/18/2006, 12:46 PM

many ways to do this as i grow only the metallic oranges what i do is use a wooden skewer to remove them to frag, but if they are small i will slice them in fours on the rock while attatched and within a week or two there are 4 more babies in close proximity to the original.

hansonfam · 07/18/2006, 04:05 PM

Okay i really don't get it...lol

So to take them off where do i put the skewer in the bottom of them?
And then for the babies literally just slice them in half from the top?

Oh that seems so mean.

lol

Lisa

PufferFish87 · 07/18/2006, 04:44 PM

You could just scrape them off the rock if you must, you could use your nail... or a butterknife or somthing.. The loose mushrooms you could then put netting around and rubberband them ot the rock and w/in a week or so they should be attached..

Bambalamb · 07/18/2006, 05:00 PM

Shrooms are pretty easy to frag. Just scrape off one (or more) of the larger ones with a knife, razor blade or pretty much anything with an edge. Secure it to a piece of rock rubble with a rubber band, string or whatever works without squeezing it too hard, but yet not too loose so that it might float away.

HTH

kass03 · 07/18/2006, 05:06 PM

What I like to do so I don't tear them is scrape off a small part of the rock just under their foot.
I have used a scissors and scissor type toenail clipper for this but now have a bone cutter from Doc Fosters for fragging which works great.
What I like about that method is you can then superglue them with superglue gel to another rock right away because they have some rock still on them so it sticks.
It's also less stress to the shroom.

kass

07/18/2006, 12:36 PM	#1
hansonfam Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta, Canada Posts: 812	Moving mushrooms HI There. How do i take mushrooms off a rock and move them? They have some babys growing under the big ones and i would really like to move them onto a bigger rock. Can i just gently pull them off? Sorry never done this part before. Lisa __________________ 35 Gallon Solana Gigantea anemone species tank, 90 SPS dominated reef tank!! Current Tank Info: 90 gallon-Numerous corals,2 purple tangs,choclate mimic tang,yellow wrasse *2.In the 35 gallon 1 purple gig and 1 multi colour gig,pair of mis bar Aussie black clowns and a lawnmower Blennie!

07/18/2006, 12:45 PM	#2
hansonfam Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta, Canada Posts: 812	bump __________________ 35 Gallon Solana Gigantea anemone species tank, 90 SPS dominated reef tank!! Current Tank Info: 90 gallon-Numerous corals,2 purple tangs,choclate mimic tang,yellow wrasse *2.In the 35 gallon 1 purple gig and 1 multi colour gig,pair of mis bar Aussie black clowns and a lawnmower Blennie!

07/18/2006, 04:05 PM	#4
hansonfam Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta, Canada Posts: 812	Okay i really don't get it...lol So to take them off where do i put the skewer in the bottom of them? And then for the babies literally just slice them in half from the top? Oh that seems so mean.lol Lisa __________________ 35 Gallon Solana Gigantea anemone species tank, 90 SPS dominated reef tank!! Current Tank Info: 90 gallon-Numerous corals,2 purple tangs,choclate mimic tang,yellow wrasse *2.In the 35 gallon 1 purple gig and 1 multi colour gig,pair of mis bar Aussie black clowns and a lawnmower Blennie!

07/18/2006, 12:46 PM	#3
akrimmel Moved On Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: HAZELWOOD, MO Posts: 2,260	many ways to do this as i grow only the metallic oranges what i do is use a wooden skewer to remove them to frag, but if they are small i will slice them in fours on the rock while attatched and within a week or two there are 4 more babies in close proximity to the original.

07/18/2006, 04:44 PM	#5
PufferFish87 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 83	You could just scrape them off the rock if you must, you could use your nail... or a butterknife or somthing.. The loose mushrooms you could then put netting around and rubberband them ot the rock and w/in a week or so they should be attached..

07/18/2006, 05:00 PM	#6
Bambalamb Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 102	Shrooms are pretty easy to frag. Just scrape off one (or more) of the larger ones with a knife, razor blade or pretty much anything with an edge. Secure it to a piece of rock rubble with a rubber band, string or whatever works without squeezing it too hard, but yet not too loose so that it might float away. HTH

07/18/2006, 05:06 PM	#7
kass03 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Kaukauna, Wi Posts: 2,937	What I like to do so I don't tear them is scrape off a small part of the rock just under their foot. I have used a scissors and scissor type toenail clipper for this but now have a bone cutter from Doc Fosters for fragging which works great. What I like about that method is you can then superglue them with superglue gel to another rock right away because they have some rock still on them so it sticks. It's also less stress to the shroom. kass