Attatching mushrooms to rock

[Thorkot]

I have sewed 2 mushroom polips to a piece of rock because they fell off of the LR. How long should I leave the thread in them?

[corrado170]

I have heard that a week should be sufficient. Just not so long that you don't dammage by removing the string. Good Luck!

[Fugly]

I agree a week should be fine. You don't want the polyp to grow new tissue over the fixture otherwise it might harm or even kill it on removal as corrado mentioned. :wink:

[Jollymon]

I've never been successful at killing a mushroom! I think the only thing that would killem would be a good air drying. :lol:

[Zack]

I stuck mine into a rock hole and 4 days later it was in!

[RazerCorals]

Super glue!

[Pineapple House]

Super glue doesn't seem to work on soft corals. They will eventually slip out and end up floating around the tank. You can place the mushrooms in a small rubbermaid container with 2, 55wt PC's over it. You can have larger rock pebbles for substrate. You should have next o no current. Over time, the mushroom would have eventually attached itself to the rocks :)

PH =)

[Zack]

yeah tried superglue on my colt no way did that work

[RazerCorals]

Super Glue! Glue shroom to rock. Punch holes in small plastic container. Along the sides and bottom. Place shroom in container. Remove 1/2 of the lid. 1/4 on one side, 1/3 on the other half. Place lid on container. Place under low current and moderate lighting.

[killroysrevenge]

Zack or anyone,
How did you get your colt to stay put. Superglue gel did not even work for a full 24 hours. Sticking a toothpick through it worked on 1 of 5 cuttings. What is the best way. For mushrooms the best way I have found is to use old panty hose and stretch it over the entire rock. Super glue gel does work extremely well on zoanthids.

[Fiji Live Rock]

I've never been successful at killing a mushroom! I think the only thing that would killem would be a good air drying. :lol:

I have never been able to kill a Shroom either! :lol:

I even had one get so LARGE it couldn't support its own weight and literally streched itself apart from its base and it is still HUGE and has made itself a new "foot".

LoL these things are the imortals of the aquatic system! :lol: :mrgreen:

[AWestphal]

This really seems like some harsh things to do to animals. Glue, sewing them!!!!! Why not take the rock and place it on the bottom in a low current area and place the mushroom in a small crevice. This has worked great with mine, without causing undue pain or stress.

Good Luck!!!

[killroysrevenge]

AWestphal,
I like your signature at the bottom. Quoting the bible is a great thing to do anywhere. Props on that.

I dont know if corals feel pain, but if they do, I am sure that when you cut a piece of them off to frag, it would be more painful than superglue or a needle.

Anyways, I still need to know a sucessful way to get a colt frag to stick. Will the panty hose method apply here, or would that block too much light for a colt?

[HoopsGuru]

Corals do not have the ability to feel pain.

As far as stress, a tropical storm does much more damage to corals than we do by cutting, sewing, glueing, etc. These are necessary and safe ways of propagation and enable us to rely less on the natural reefs ecosystem. Sometimes setting a coral in a crevice isn't feasible. I'll glue to save a reef any day. :wink:

[michealprater]

Rather than using panty hose try a bridal viel. I am sure more light would get through.

[lroo67]

i have some polyps with one shroom stuck to it is there a way to make it spread ?i tryed tacking it off the rock but was scared of hurting it. so i left it alone.

[HoopsGuru]

You can simply take a sharp blade, exacto knife, whatever....put the tip in the central mouth and slice to the outer edge. This is just a way to induce natural fission as the shroom will complete the division creating a new coral.

[lroo67]

ok how far do i cut ? and how do i get the shroom off the rock? would the shroom just split naturally in time?

[mikeski]

I have found very useful information at http://www.garf.org/

Here is part of their mission statement.

We are a Non Profit Organization dedicated to advancing the knowledge of reef keeping. Our live rock aquaculture research has produced many new techniques for sustaining marine life and propagating corals. We are currently growing many species of sps corals, mushrooms, etc. The Foundation is building a genetic bank in Idaho with collections from around the World. We specialize in reef janitors, and have shared this research with many people who need to control algae in landbased live rock aquaculture tanks.

Regards
mikeski

[HoopsGuru]

You can simply take a sharp blade, exacto knife, whatever....put the tip in the central mouth and slice to the outer edge. This is just a way to induce natural fission as the shroom will complete the division creating a new coral.


Above are the exact steps you need, you do not have to remove the mushroom from the rock if you want it there. Just take a blade, put it in the center.......and cut through and past the outer edge! The mushroom will finish dividing and you will end up with two corals from the one in a short amount of time.

[lroo67]

cool .