Mushroom Cultivation:
METHODS OF ATTACHMENT
TYPES OF MUSHROOMS:
Several methods are often used to attach the cuttings to base rock.
The easiest way to start new mushroom rocks is to cut the top off of a healthy anemone and attach it to a fresh base rock. This is done by holding the mushroom up with the heads hanging down. Hold the mushroom rock above a bowl of tank water and cut several pieces off. The cuttings will fall into the bowl.
The method that we use to attach mushrooms is with a 1/16 inch mesh net. Several cuttings are placed on the base rock and the group is held in place with a 2" x 4" square of mesh.
Rubber bands or super glue can be used to hold the cutting until the mushrooms attach.
Mushrooms of several colors can be attached to different parts of the same rock. These rocks are then placed in a tank with bright lights and medium current.
We have been sewing mushroom cuttings onto base rocks. Several small cuttings can be threaded onto a two pound test fishing line. Wrap the thread around the rock with the mushrooms on the top. The thread can be cut and removed after the mushrooms attach.
The mushroom cutting can be placed in a 1/2 " deep hole that is drilled in the aragonite. The current from the power heads is directed away from the new cuttings. Several colors of cuttings can be placed in each hole. Another method is to place clippings in a small basket with crushed argonite giving them time to heal onto the argonite substrate that can then be glued to your desired rock.
METHODS OF ATTACHMENT
- RUBBER BANDS.
- NETTING
- SEWING ON WITH STRING OR RUBBERBAND
TYPES OF MUSHROOMS:
- SMOOTH MUSHROOMS - Actinodiscus sp
- HAIRY MUSHROOMS
- RICORDIA - Ricordia
- GIANT MUSHROOMS -Rhodactus sp
Several methods are often used to attach the cuttings to base rock.
The easiest way to start new mushroom rocks is to cut the top off of a healthy anemone and attach it to a fresh base rock. This is done by holding the mushroom up with the heads hanging down. Hold the mushroom rock above a bowl of tank water and cut several pieces off. The cuttings will fall into the bowl.
The method that we use to attach mushrooms is with a 1/16 inch mesh net. Several cuttings are placed on the base rock and the group is held in place with a 2" x 4" square of mesh.
Rubber bands or super glue can be used to hold the cutting until the mushrooms attach.
Mushrooms of several colors can be attached to different parts of the same rock. These rocks are then placed in a tank with bright lights and medium current.
We have been sewing mushroom cuttings onto base rocks. Several small cuttings can be threaded onto a two pound test fishing line. Wrap the thread around the rock with the mushrooms on the top. The thread can be cut and removed after the mushrooms attach.
The mushroom cutting can be placed in a 1/2 " deep hole that is drilled in the aragonite. The current from the power heads is directed away from the new cuttings. Several colors of cuttings can be placed in each hole. Another method is to place clippings in a small basket with crushed argonite giving them time to heal onto the argonite substrate that can then be glued to your desired rock.
