I have a beautiful purplish/bluish mushroom that seem to have split apart. Since this is my first mushroom, is this how they split into two/multiply? I actually witnessed the main mushroom pulling apart from the frag that's left. Will this small part turn into another mushroom??
Mushroom splitting?
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barraganbp1
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Yup, thats how they spread. Some people dont like them because the reproduce so fast and if not controlled can take over a tank. I personally like them. I started with a small colony of about 5 and in about 8 months I have around 20-25 now.
Alaska_Phil
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Sometimes they'll bud instead of splitting. I've got some lavenders that bud frequently. I'll see what looks like a tiny mushroom growing on the edge of a larger one, eventually it drops off and floats around till it finds a spot it likes. I've ended up with a couple of low flow corners that are packed with mushrooms that way. 
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luther1200
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They are neat, just be careful or you could have to many. I used to just trade whole pieces of live rock for other corals or money when they were getting to dense. Its to hard to try to chip off each individual.
avshockey311
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KEEP THEM IN CHECK! My tank started as 1 rock with 10 mixed shrooms.
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15333831#post15333831 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by avshockey311
KEEP THEM IN CHECK! My tank started as 1 rock with 10 mixed shrooms.
DITTO. Keep a sharp eye out.
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