cutting back a BIG mushroom?

[Buckeye1]

I have a couple of LARGE hairy mushrooms(one is about 12" in diameter) and I need to get one out of the area it's in because its stinging and killing a calaustrea. Unfortunatly it's foot is not on a nice flat piece of rock so I'm not sure how to get it out of there. I know this sounds stupid, but can i trim around the edge or just cut it off at the foot with a blade? I'd rather not kill it if I don't have to.


There is a picture of one of them in my gallery to give you an idea of the size of these things.

[dew2loud1]

you can't kill them, cut it off and the foot will regrow, if you can get the rock out you can just chisel it into and move the mushroom.

[Buckeye1]

Thanks. Thats what I wanted to hear. They are really beautiful mushrooms. They have a nice flourescent green to them. They just grow HUGE.

[jh2pizza]

If you cut it, I would maybe keep it in a small tank till it starts to heal over. We had some 8" and cut one once. the thing slimed everywhere. I was glad I has a separate tank to put it in. Ours made quit a mess.

[cl2ysta1]

some bridal veil will help keep it down on what you want it to attach to.

[Buckeye1]

Originally posted by cl2ysta1
some bridal veil will help keep it down on what you want it to attach to.

Nice! I was trying to think of something like that to use. Maybe my wife won't notice a 6" by 6" square taken out of her veil.