How Do U frag

[DOO-E]

Hey guys
I have a striped mushroom that when fully expanded is the size of a toonie. Well i want to frag it so it will produce any as many little mushrooms as posible how do i do it?

[Gools]

Don't quote me, but I don't think you can frag mushrooms by cutting, I think they have to naturally split on there own.

[DOO-E]

No you can cut them i just wasnt sure how. shift_47 cuts them in half but i can get ahold of him to ask him so i was asking at the LFS and they said just cut a piece off. Didnt trust them so i am asking experienced reefers now

[Gools]

How bout that I just learned something new. Cool

[DOO-E]

Well gools ya want to know a couple cool things

[EmilyB]

Mushrooms are easily fragged with a razor blade. Cut thru the middle and make pizza slices. You'll have to keep them on some rubble in a container so they don't float away on you, or just pop them in a hole in the rock with a piece of substrate to hold them down, just so they can peek out and get some light.

[DOO-E]

Emily do you just cut them in halfs like or what. How many time should i do it and should i do it?

[EmilyB]

Emily do you just cut them in halfs like or what. How many time should i do it and should i do it?

At that size I'd do in half, but wait until you have your other problems under control.

[Gools]

Is it possible to permenently remove a shroom? I have one on a rock with a bunch of zoo's and it always expands and covers them.

[DOO-E]

What do u mean my other problems do u mean the fish?

[EmilyB]

Sure slice it off....it may grow back. :biggrin:

[Gools]

Slice it at the base?

[EmilyB]

If it is large you may be able to just slip the blade under and slice thru before it closes up. Then you can transplant it if you wish.

[EmilyB]

What do u mean my other problems do u mean the fish?

Yes, I'll respond in that thread.

[DOO-E]

O i think she wil be done by tomorrow i will be surprized if she lasts the night

[sbrown]

Ive done a fair bit of mushroom fragging and I find the best way is to just lop off the head when it is expanded upwards. A new mushroom will grow from the stock and if you put the cut off head on rubble it will attach and grow. Once they are big do this to both of them and you will have 4. Doing it this way I find they grow quick and you can multiply fast if you keep at 2 4 8 16 32 64. The other option is taking the cut off head and dicing it like a pizza. This works but creates real small pieces that take alot longer to grow. I understand as long as you have a piece of the center a new mushroom will form that is why you cut like a pizza through the middle.
Hope this helps...

[shift_47]

he doe sorry have been working alot i dont think you should frag it until it grows bigger. If i let a mushroom get big and reproduce naturally it will produce more then i could get then fragging them. A large mushromm like 4 inches can make alot a of mushrooms by it selt then razor the little ones it makes it will take you cuttings a long time to get back to the origanal size they were before cuttint them. MY large one is droping three rigt know. once they start they grow like crazy. They ones breed naturally will grow faster then a cutting in my opion.

[DOO-E]

Got ya i will let it grow naturally. Placed 3 mew mushrooms int he tank today looking pretty good. They are green. with bumbs all over the head.