Nano Mushroom 7 Pack from LiveAquaria

[sprinj76]

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=2315

Has anyone here ever bought this from them?? It even comes with one florida ricordea.

I am looking to get some mushrooms as the first corals to my tank. The LFS sells each small mushroom (not in great shape) for $38 per mushroom. . . so this seems like a much better route to go.

I have ordered from liveaquaria to buy all my fish and have had great success. Should I go for it??

Any other advise or recommendations??

Thanks!

 

[Azurel]

I say go for it, most florida ricordea go for around $15-$35 a piece so just from the retail fact it is a pretty good deal. LFS around my town go for anywhere from $10-$25 a piece.....

 

[sprinj76]

Thanks for your input Azurel, I will have to order it and give it a shot.

 

[aquagurl]

Post some pics of what you get if you order - or at least some input

 

[aquarius77]

Id buy it, they are showing some really nice stuff there, its not a bad price at all. They are a great group of people as well.

 

[walmart]

http://phishybusiness.com/livestock/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=715
check phishy best rics in the us!

the pack you will get from live aquaria will only get 1 ric

 

[Jen D]

Please post pics and experience if you do order the LA pack. I plan on ordering it once my tank is up and ready.

 

[sprinj76]

I just ordered this 12/03, it should be here 12/05 along with a florida ric rock I bought that they had in the divers den. I will post pics : )

I was planning on attaching the 7 mushrooms that are attached to small rocks to my live rock via super glue gel . . . does this sound like a good plan?

 

[Siberman]

I'm getting my 'shroom pack today (along with the polyp pack). I'll let you know how they look.

 

[sprinj76]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11311002#post11311002 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Siberman
I'm getting my 'shroom pack today (along with the polyp pack). I'll let you know how they look.

Please do, and make sure to include pictures!!

 

[Siberman]

Sorry if the pic's crappy. We're still acclimating.

The ricordea's in the lower left....about 1" across.
Nice blue lower right.
A bullseye (?) top center.
Several smaller, some unattached.

I did get a few nassarious snails and that baby brittle star in the box. Can anybody identify? I have a population of micro-stars in the tank and I want to be sure he won't predate before I release him.

My new shrooms

 

[kwilson80439]

it is a common brittle star will not harm micro's

 

[Siberman]

Thanks a lot!

I take back the "unattached" observation. After finding my reading glasses :eek2: I discovered the smaller ones were indeed stuck to small gravel and rock pieces.

As it stands I got 3 about 1" diameter (including the ric), 1 about 1/2" and 3 more anywhere from 1/4" to 3/8".

Blues and greens (only one red but it's a beauty). The ric is a dark blue-green with bright orange knobs.

I'm satisfied.

 

[Siberman]

Oooooooo! Ahhhhhhhh!:eek2:

The ricordea is in the last stages of splitting!
Two mouths, two definable discs.:rollface:

I have a blueish/greenish one that's knobby like the ric but with no "glow" under the actinics. Any ideas?

(Wish they'd id'd everything).

I'll be taking a few thousand pics over the next few days. Y'all get your reference books ready.

 

[sprinj76]

Thanks for sharing a pic. If you get a chance post a tank shot with them in there.

Sounds like things are going really well for you, this makes me really excited to get mine!

I should have minre tomorrow afternoon. I will post some pics.

 

[paOol]

cool, i was thinking of purchasing the same pack, as well as the zoa pack.

post pics and tell me how you like it.

 

[sprinj76]

package finally arrived via fedex. It's funny they shipped from WI to WI and it took forever. It's only a 3.5 hour drive to get to rhinelander from oshkosh. . . .

The bags were quite cold, I am letting them adjust to tank temp for 30-45 minutes before i even start drip acclimation.

I will post pics once i have something to take pictures of.

 

[sprinj76]

Overall I think 4/10 mushrooms might survive. I would like to point out I bought a Divers Den rock (picture #1,3,4) along with my nano mushroom coral pack. (3 mushrooms on DD rock and 7 with nano pack).

As you can see 6 of the mush rooms looked like the last picture but a lot worse, mushy and stringy. I have contacted Live Aquaria about it and I'm sure they will right the situation. Although this order didn't go as well as my past orders I don't think this was bad livestock as it was bad shipping. THe two bags I received were both very cold and I think this was most likely the downfall of these mushrooms.

I will keep you informed about how Live Aquaria handles this one.

 

[paOol]

hmm, what about the live rock it comes with. any hitchikers?

 

[sprinj76]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11323658#post11323658 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by paOol
hmm, what about the live rock it comes with. any hitchikers?

Nothing.