hairy shroom fraging

sinaloa213 · #1 09/11/2006, 07:05 PM

has anyone fragged hairy shroom?
pm me with details
thnx

jpgwold · #2 09/11/2006, 08:29 PM

Did you receive any pms? The reason I ask is because I have hairy mushrooms and would like to know how if someday I decide to also.

fvandijk · #3 09/11/2006, 08:34 PM

Not on purpose, but about a month ago I tried to chisel one off a rock and ended up tearing it in half accidentally. Both parts healed up nicely, probably within a week.

sinaloa213 · #4 09/11/2006, 09:04 PM

no pm's yet
i have like 6 giant ones i want to frag

ek9vboi · #5 09/11/2006, 09:46 PM

Its easy, just cut it in half and set them in a low/no flow area to heal up. Make sure they are 100% to prevent the death rate. You can even cut it up into a pizza, but that takes longer to heal up and reform itself as individuals. Oh yeah you can cut it off from the "foot" if you want to remove the mushroom from its current place, but if you leave any of it behind it will grow back slowly.

sinaloa213 · #6 09/12/2006, 05:55 PM

so all i have to do is cut it off the stalk and cut into 4?

jpgwold · #7 09/12/2006, 06:55 PM

You only have to cut it off the stock if you want to move it to a different spot though it might be difficult to cut it into four if it is still fastened to the rock.

sinaloa213 · #8 09/12/2006, 08:38 PM

yeah thats what i want to do
move it to a different place

nozzano22 · #9 09/16/2006, 05:06 PM

I accidentally fragged mine when trying to split the rock. The rock split right under the foot of my hairy shroom, and when I put it back in the water it just began to split/tear apart. After a few minutes it split and almost immediately both halves seem to be doing fine.

Mike

Laura Senchuk · #10 09/18/2006, 01:36 PM

I know some people cut into 4 I cut into 2 just to make sure I always get a piece of the mouth in each. Then I use netting wrapped around a small rock attached with a rubberband making sure that I don't have the band on the shroom, only so the netting holds the shroom snuggly to the rock until it attaches. I still end up with 3 the two piece's I cut plus where I removed/cut it from the original rock usually grows a new one.

water`bug · #11 09/21/2006, 09:05 PM

I've cut several of my rare and multi-colored ricordeas into 4 pieces. Once the cylinder shape returns, and its completely healed, a new mouth will eventually form.

I've never had much luck with netting them directly to a rock; although I know many people who have had success with the netting method.

I use a small container, fill it 1/3 of the way with rubble. Fill it with tank water then carefully place the ricordea on top of the rubble. Cover the top with netting, secure it with a rubberband...cutting off the excess netting. (So it won't catch on your rock) Then place the container in your tank where you have low flow.

[note: If your container is full of water and you tilt it slightly as you're placing it in your tank... the ricordeas will stay in place and won't float to the top of the netting.]

I feed directly through the netting and purge the water to assure the uneaten food isn't just sitting in the container.

Hope this helps you.

donna