Fragging St Thomas Mushrooms

[mzkrista]

Has anyone ever tried to frag a St Thomas Mushroom. If so was it successful and how did you do it?

 

[guits]

I've gotten new specimens from pedal laceration.

 

[organism]

They're touchy after fragging in that if they're getting little to no flow then they're pretty prone to infections, but once you have the process down it's not bad at all.

 

[mzkrista]

So how did you frag them? Can you explain pedal laceration?

 

[guits]

So how did you frag them? Can you explain pedal laceration?

Pedal laceration involves making an incision in part of the foot to separate some tissue from the mushroom. Organism had a post about this in the past:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2019173

St. Thomas mushrooms do seem rather "touchy" and the tissue can be delicate, but I have had luck with pedal laceration when I've tried.