I'm familiar with the conventional "slice & dice" wisdom of propagating mushroom polyps. What I need are a couple of hints to move two polyps of one species from an established colony of another species. Several months ago I bought a chunk of LR with some nice blue mushrooms that have grown into a decent small colony. Last week I noticed two small green-stripe polyps nosing out from behind the blues; fighting for space! I want to move these two intact to another rock. Would it be best to slice them off the rock cleanly with a razor blade, or try to dislodge them with a small hemostat? The object is to end up with two separate species, so that I can segragate the rocks and colonize each species for eventual sale. The green stripe mini-polyps are no more than 1/2" across, so I know that I'll have to be extra careful. Any hints are appreciated.
Moving mushrooms from a colony
- Thread starter karburn
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Never mind - I did a search in the forum
Never mind - I did a search in the forum
Sorry for the elemental question. I should have searched the forums first, since the results I got pretty much corroborated what I ended up doing: grabing the polyp with a small hemostat and slicing it off at the base with a razor blade. One down, one to go, and two separate colonies if I'm lucky! Thanks as always for your time. No reply necessary.
Now, about my Toadstool...................
Never mind - I did a search in the forum
Sorry for the elemental question. I should have searched the forums first, since the results I got pretty much corroborated what I ended up doing: grabing the polyp with a small hemostat and slicing it off at the base with a razor blade. One down, one to go, and two separate colonies if I'm lucky! Thanks as always for your time. No reply necessary.
Now, about my Toadstool...................
Anthony Calfo
New member
Karburn
Allow me to tease you with the suggestion that you seek info on or try my favorite "doughnt technique" with your toadstool Sarcophyton leather coral.
Keyword search here on RC, or in my BOCP1.
Best regards,
Anthony
Allow me to tease you with the suggestion that you seek info on or try my favorite "doughnt technique" with your toadstool Sarcophyton leather coral.
Keyword search here on RC, or in my BOCP1.
Best regards,
Anthony
Anthony Calfo
New member
Ha! No worries, my friend. Always feel welcome to ask questions but indeed do be sure to set to the task of self-discovery above all and when possible. The very best journey most often
Kind regards,
Anthony
Kind regards,
Anthony
