Relocating A Mushroom

[gigmeyer]

I purchased a loose mushroom at the lfs last w/e and have it growing at the back of my tank on the substrate. I had to place it there for starters as it is the only location where the flow was low enough that the mushroom would not blow all over the tank. My hope is that it will attach to some sand or small rock pieces I placed around it so I can eventually relocate it on a rock in the front of the tank for display purposes. After 2 days, it's opened significantly and looks happy and healthy, so I'm hesitant to consider touching it for now.

My question is whether anyone has any experience trying to relocate mushrooms and what tips/techniques are likely to work? How long should I wait to see if it is attached to something I can place (or epoxy) onto one of my display rocks at the front of the tank?

Thanks.

 

[robbhp]

i have once superglued a small zoo to a bit of live rock, the zoo was already stuck to a small bit of crushed coral though, so you could say i stuck two bits of rock together, which is not that much of an acheavment i gess

 

[gigmeyer]

Thanks, that's a start and confirms something the lfs person told me. Step 1 is to get it to attach to something inanimate that in turn can be attached to a larger object. The mushroom itself is really colorful which prompted me to take on such a project.

 

[rhysiboy]

well when my mushroom fell off (hithicking one) i was gonna attatch it to a ledge by using ome fishing line to tie it down. sadly i let the mushroom go by accident and god knows where it is now.

 

[Synirr]

You can use tank-safe superglue (the kind that cures underwater) to glue it directly to a rock if you like. This stuff works particularly well when gluing flesh directly to rock, I collected a bunch of stray pink zoos at work and glued them all to the same rock in this manner. I've used it on a lot of my stuff, since most of my corals were just frags and stray softies I got for free from my workplace, and absolutely no problems thus far.

 

[gigmeyer]

Perfect, thanks. I'll give it a try.

 

[wflash3]

so you can glue or epoxy the actual "skin" of the coral to a rock? The chemical of the glue doesint effect the coral in a negative way?

flash

 

[SkiFletch]

Cyanoacrylate (superglue) is not toxic to living things. Emergency rooms use a fancy, sterile, insanely expensive version to seal abrasions and cuts that they can't stitch. A fantastic invention

 

[Synirr]

Loctite gel is a great one to use

 

[Danno]

Cyanoacrylate (superglue) is not toxic to living things. Emergency rooms use a fancy, sterile, insanely expensive version to seal abrasions and cuts that they can't stitch. A fantastic invention

Next time I cut my hand in the kitchen ill remember that

 

[gigmeyer]

After considering options, I placed the mushroom where I wanted it and cut up an old fish net to put over it while it settled in. It seems to have attached itself, so I removed the net this morning and will see how it does today during the photo cycle. Keeping my fingers crossed now that it will stay attached and reproduce.