Mushroom removal

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  1. Stingray

    Stingray Blue Ringed Angel

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    I have a few mushrooms on some live rock that are not gonna get the light they need no matter how i position the rock due to other corals on it, my question is can mushrooms move their self to a spot better suited or can i just remove these from the rock, they do not open like the others they are somewhat shrivelled?, if so how do i go about doing it? and to frag a piece of xenia i just cut it from the bottom of the stem with a pair of scissors right?
     
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  3. lillys Grandad

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    That was cool...Now I will frag MY mushroom.
    I have one that came without a rock and bounced around for a couple of months sometimes getting as large as a silver dollor...but never mutiplying or attaching...well it finally attached about a month ago, but behind the bubble coral...and now it just sets there and only staying the size of a quater.....bubble almost smothers it when IT is open (which is about always)...so it gets little light..and does not seem to want to relocate or multiply.....wadaya think?
     
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  4. Stingray

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    Thanks, will it not hurt the xenia to spear it with a wooden toothpick, i take it when its attached to the rock you would then pull out the toothpick yes?
     
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    Just be sure to keep it out of high flow. Also, make sure the rubberband/toothpick isn't too tight. It will cause it to tear. It will attach to new rock pretty quickly. I've had it attach enough within 2 days.
     
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  6. Stingray

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    ok thank you, will keep u updated
     
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