Mushrooms and there Care questions

Originally Posted by no_bs

We have shroom's about 8" under 150w mh, and they love it. Yet we also have some lower in the tank and they do just fine. As for taking them of the rock you can do it, just have to attach them to another rock(smaller) so you can move them around easier to find the sweet spot. HTH.

How do you attach them to another rock? one of my lil guys came off in the move from the store to my tank I just set him on the substrate he seems ok down there, but not attached to anything when I put him on the rock he just fell off? is there away to attach them?

THANKS everyone so far for the information. More info from others is welcome too all the infor I can get would be great

[ScubaSteve]

Originally Posted by Fishgirl

How do you attach them to another rock? one of my lil guys came off in the move from the store to my tank I just set him on the substrate he seems ok down there, but not attached to anything when I put him on the rock he just fell off? is there away to attach them?

THANKS everyone so far for the information. More info from others is welcome too all the infor I can get would be great

To remove them, you just need to peel it's foot off the rock (easy said that done). Once you get the hang of it, it's pretty easy to do.

Just tie it down to the rock with a piece of string (secure but loose! You don't want to hurt it). It should attach within a day or so. If you're lucky, you can sometimes find a little crack in the rock and just wedge the 'shroom's foot in.

Thank you so much! I will take my poor little guy that is just sitting on the sand and put him onto a rock tonight I am sure he will be much happier I think I will take my poor droopy shroom and move him too I don't think he is liking the bright light to much, everyone else seems just happy and fine

Do I need to feed mushrooms some sites say they need supplimental feeding some say they don't if so what do I feed these little guys?

THANK YOU SO MUCH to all of you for helping me out

[blacknife]

Razor blade/chisel

i've removed/fragged a few like that.. they scream bloody murder at me but all ways heal up

they seem pretty indestructible

[ScubaSteve]

Originally Posted by Fishgirl

Do I need to feed mushrooms some sites say they need supplimental feeding some say they don't if so what do I feed these little guys?

Not really, they more or less live off of their zooxanthellae (algae). Some you can get to eat (I've seen one even try to eat a clownfish) but most, at least in my experience, don't need to be fed directly. You can try brine shrimp, mysid shrimp and pellets but you'll probably find they won't even take them.

Also, don't worry about the light or the flow too much. Mushrooms can move if they're unhappy where they are and when they do they leave a trail of babies.