Color of new mushrooms from old stalk

[hray]

I had a minor crash (cause still undetermined; maybe low Ca/KH/Mg) and two blue/purple mushrooms detached. One has gone missing in the rocks; the other attached nearby.

The left-behind stalks of both are growing new mushrooms in a pinkish/brown color. Will they color up in blue/purple as they mature?

Thanks,
Hallie

 

[Prankster11]

do u have any other mushrooms in the tank?

 

[hray]

Re: Color of new mushrooms from old stalk

Just the three; one turquoise and one purple, which are the two that "went walkabout" and left stalks. The third one is red, and shriveled for a while during the crash, but is now getting better and never left its place.

 

[Prankster11]

I think that they should be the same, but who knows, there might be a chance in which they reproduce off that, but if someone else knows, i would be interested. sorry i cant help too much

 

[philosophile]

Sometimes baby mushrooms will be a different color from the parent, but they usually color up similar to the parent as they grow. I've noticed oranges and greens in particular usually look a lot brighter initially then turn into the parent color.

 

[hray]

Update: one mushroom has disappeared into the rocks somewhere, but its old stalk is growing; too soon tell tell what color. The other settled down right next to its old stalk, and a baby mushroom is growing and (yeah!) turning blue like the parent.

 

[Prankster11]

how long does it take for the stalks to grow a new shroom?

 

[philosophile]

Depends on the mushroom variety. Some shrooms are slow growers, some spread the the flu.