How to get Riccordia off rock?

[Rovert]

I have a colony of at least a dozen Riccordia Florida that I'd like to share with fellow reefers, but they're attached to the rock in my display tank. How do I get 'em off there?

[Krazy]

take a clean razor blade and swipe em off

if you leave a touch on the rock you cut them from, they will even grow back

[Nohatch]

How do you attach the fresh cut piece to the rubble or reef plug?

[Rovert]

Originally posted by Krazy K
take a clean razor blade and swipe em off

if you leave a touch on the rock you cut them from, they will even grow back

Gotcha. Will they release any chemical stress byproducts that might harm my other animals in the tank?

[RedEyeElf]

no, just slime abit, no ill effects that i have seen in my mix tank
I place the loose boomer in a small plastic container with some rubble and wait a week or so

[UnderCoverDork]

Originally posted by Nohatch
How do you attach the fresh cut piece to the rubble or reef plug?

what you shoule do is:

-cut the shroom off with a sharp razor blade
-take a small dish, like a yogart cup, and cut the top off (so the cup is about 3/4" tall
-fill the bottom of the cup up with substrate
-put the shroom in the cup
-put a mesh net and rubber band over the cup
-put in a low flow area
-the shroom will attach to the rubble in about a week
-now it is safe to glue the shroom to a larger piece of LR if needed.

[chrisstie]

If it isn't too late you can just use a hammer and chisel and break up the rock without doing any damage to the shrooms at all, too