Fragging mushrooms??

[Soccerdude]

So I found 2 great mushroom corals on the back side of one of my big pieces of LR. I just noticed them and am thinking of ways I could possibly move or frag them. And tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated.

 

[danbstrong]

So I found 2 great mushroom corals on the back side of one of my big pieces of LR. I just noticed them and am thinking of ways I could possibly move or frag them. And tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated.

You can cut them off with a razorblade theyll heal just fine to frag em you cant cut them in half and theyll grow another mouth that simple shrooms are among the easiest to frag

 

[TommyP]

From the research I've done like dan stated above slice them in half right down the middle and then rubberband them to a piece of live rock. It will take about 1 month for the shroom to bond the rock. I am unsure if you can glue them right away. They are easy to frag however have not had any experience.

 

[danbstrong]

So I found 2 great mushroom corals on the back side of one of my big pieces of LR. I just noticed them and am thinking of ways I could possibly move or frag them. And tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated.

What i do is like i said before cut them in half or even in fours it dont really matter theyll grow new mouths but after i cut them i put all the cuttings in a bowl with lr rubble in a corner of my fragtank there theyll attach and recover and dont move around

 

[Jake337]

Glueing mushroom frags is very difficult. Their slime makes them very hard to glue down and stay. What I did was grabbed a little Tupperware container and grabbed some lr. Placed them in there for a good couple of weeks and they attached.

 

[danbstrong]

What i do is like i said before cut them in half or even in fours it dont really matter theyll grow new mouths but after i cut them i put all the cuttings in a bowl with lr rubble in a corner of my fragtank there theyll attach and recover and dont move around

I rarely had luck glueing them as stated they slime up pretty good

 

[Mrc8858]

For soft corals like mushrooms you can also use a needle and fishing line to tie it to a rock then cut and remove when attached.