how to remove from rock

[dmh41532]

I have four green yumas that are attached to a piece of liverock. What is the best way to detach them from the rock?

 

[jason_bradbury]

great question...ive been too afraid to attempt this yet..ill keep checking back to see all the responses..the only ones that i have detached on there own and i relocated them to an area with low current so that they would attach to a crushed coral..

 

[dmh41532]

I had one that split into four, so I would like to sell the smaller ones. I've seen people remove an amenone by massaging the foot to release it. I wasn't sure if that would work or not.

 

[The Curious]

I have removed many mushrooms from many rocks. I lay a couple towels down on the floor, take the rock out of the tank and place it on the towels, grab a flathead screwdriver and a hammer, and carefully chisel off the small portion of rock that the mushroom is actually attached to.

Sometimes you will get most of the mushroom off, but a small portion will still be connected to your main rock. You can cut that connection, leaving a small amount of the mushroom attached to the main rock still, and in time it will grow to another perfectly healthy individual (whether it has a portion of the mouth attached to it or not). That being said, I have never tried cutting a Yuma this way, I know they are a lil more sensitive than most mushrooms, but mushrooms as a whole are pretty hardy.

Hope this helps. I've fragged a ton of mushrooms...you can significantly increase a colony pretty easily...with a lil bit of patience

Oh...and massaging the foot won't work for mushrooms

 

[bobo33]

Yeah, I saw a diy on you tube of how to remove a shroom without hammering your liverock. He used a tooth pick to gently push between the foot and the rock. Once he got under the foot, he just worked the tooth pick patiently til the foot released itself. Never tried it myself, but I would try it on a more common, less expensive shroom before I went to workin on a yuma or ric.

 

[Sk8r]

YOu can try just rotating the rock so the shrooms are in shadow, and placing a little rock fragment you'd *like* them to attach to atop the rock. As they need light, they'll slowly climb up, and if you're lucky they'll crawl onto the loose piece.

 

[Frantz]

I take a pair of feeding tweezers and cut them at the foot. I try to lift the foot up and then slide the point of the tweezers under them then scrape the rock until it separates. Most of the time I actually get most of the foot as well. They have a very good heal rate, though they can be tricky to keep in place. I use rubber bands on rubble rock, but I've read that mesh cloth works even better.

 

[rich130981]

+1 for chisel

 

[RA]

Get a nice sharp chisel.

 

[Dmorty217]

Just take the rock they are on out of the water and put towels down and let them hang, they will detach from the rocks and fall on the towel once they figure out they are out of the water. If you chisel them off they will still be attached to a small piece of rock and then won't reattach where ever you want them to be moved to

 

[maynardjames]

Just take the rock they are on out of the water and put towels down and let them hang, they will detach from the rocks and fall on the towel once they figure out they are out of the water. If you chisel them off they will still be attached to a small piece of rock and then won't reattach where ever you want them to be moved to

cool idea! never thought of that

 

[hazey62]

Great idea! - I was wondering how to do it too?

 

[Biernluce]

Pouring fresh water over the foot might detach it. I've used that method for nems and it worked. I like the idea of hanging them upside down, will have to try it.