A Mushroom Question

[strout]

I didn't think they propagated this way, we will see what ya'll say about this. I got a green striped mushroom from someone that was attched to a tiny tiny tiny piece of LR. I glued the mushroom to a larger piece of live rock that was already in my tank. About an inch away from the mushroom a baby mushroom of the same kind is starting to grow and about 1/2 inch from that baby another baby is starting to grow, they are both about the size of a pencil eraser. I thought the only way they propagate was sither they split or I had to split them to make them grow another one. Enlighten me.

 

[TRe]

ricordia split but mushrooms spread like this.... now if you wanna frag one you can cut it in half or what ever but watch in a year itll be a full colony!

 

[strout]

How do mushrooms do it? The reason I am asking is the babies are an inch or so away from the parent mushroom. Do they put out a spore or something that settles onto a rock somewhere in the tank and start growing? Just curious.

 

[TRe]

IME they will always grow in the same area like you said within an inch or so

 

[Lorna]

The will send out threads sort of like roots. you may not see them. These small mushrooms can detach themselves and float away to attach elsewhere in your tank where you least want them....