Propagating Mushrooms

[blueheaven]

Anyone can post some pics on the steps to propagate mushrooms? Thanks

[DeepBlue]

Just finished editing some pics I got from the mushroom coral propagation session.

I do not have all the right notes..I will allow Ming to add on the comments, now he is not so nervous....keke...

I will post 3 pics:

1) propagating ricordea florida

2) propagating a discosoma mushroom

3) Ming selecting from specimen from his tanks....(note...Ming has requested me to keep his handsome looks from the ladies...) no choice liaoz..so got to be a little creative:ph34r:

[DeepBlue]

[DeepBlue]

[flubberina13]

Oops... I fell off the chair liao...

[Golden Tooth]

Mickey?

[DeepBlue]

hey guys..you are supposed to appreciate the demo by Ming... stop being distracted....keke....

[seahorse]

How can not be distracted ... We have a world class figure fragging mushrooms

for us . Such honour

[DeepBlue]

I dun see him today at all..I'm sure he will have regretted to let me decide..I almost wanted to use one of the powerpuff girls...

anway...I dun have a lot of the info to share like Ming...hope he can log in soon to provide more details on the fragging procedures...

[blueheaven]

Thanks deepblue..

One last question. you mentioned to place small rock chips into a plastic container with holes. how do you actually get the rock chips?

[DeepBlue]

break out the hammer and flat tip screw-driver

here's a pic wat I do

[flubberina13]

I use short PVC pipes and put in a small stone and the frag and bundle in those plastic netting...

[shiraz]

what happened to the king of mushrooms???

[DeepBlue]

what happened to the king of mushrooms???

commitments at Walt Disney?

[blueheaven]

But you all still havent told me how to get the rock chips.

[flubberina13]

But you all still havent told me how to get the rock chips.

Just get a small coral chip will do...

[euphoria]

Ha ha...Deep Blue, the mickey mouse head is a good job. very clean 'cut'.

[euphoria]

Just get a small coral chip will do...

Good idea!

[DeepBlue]

sorry...I thought U got it, bro... wat I did was I usually end up with big pieces of LR with just some yumas on it, so I used a hammer and a screw driver to break the LR...the smaller ones I keep in my Qtank ...just for reattaching mushrooms tat moved.... you also will have spare rocks when your mushies move house or die off.... hope that helps

[nutx]

Hi,

When you cut the loose frag into 4 piece, how to handle the mouth?

[DeepBlue]

According to Ming...the mouth will be cut up...but mushrooms under right condition will recover quickly....it will first form back a rounded shape..then it will attach itself to a small rock.....then it the mouth will slowly appear...amazing right?

veri hardy coral!!

[woonming]

Hi , Thank deepblue for the effort to do the editing ..

1st , all mushrooms would spend about 1week to recover from the wound cause by ur pen knife slice..

2nd , they would all form new mouth and into a circular shape..

After u notice a new growth in mouth u can start placing 1 small rock below it as itis went they would start to attach on it ..

Reason why i would strongly advise u to place only 1 small rock would be there is a chance of ur mushroom behind cover under multiply rock and that is went they would melt away..

U could use grade 4 or 5 coral chips for small rock , and than once itis attach to it u could use "super glue GEL" to glue it to ur main LR ..

Try to slice the mushroom facing down as this would prevent the mushroom from shrinking in size...

Extra dosing of iodine would aid in prevent slime build up and enhance colour growth .

Deepblue if u could post a pic of the fragging tools that was given out on that day would give other reefers a better idea...

Thank u all once again for the session ....

[coralreef]

just do a cut...1 try and cut into half???

[FuEl]

Ha ha...Deep Blue, the mickey mouse head is a good job. very clean 'cut'.

Ah? It was edited? Oh...tot it actually happened...I was thinking...why would woonming have a mask like that? LoL...

[woonming]

just do a cut...1 try and cut into half???

i dont understand ...

If u want to frag/cut into 2 new mushrooms from 1 of course u got to slice them up into pieces..

If u just slice them at the side , the mushrooms will just spend more time healing up and not grow in size..

People will have the idea that by making a slice at the edge of the mushroom would acctually promot more growth or it look bigger.. But i have tried that method and measured.. No increase in size..

Feed them if u wan good colour and growth ...