How do I move mushrooms?

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  1. eddy38

    eddy38 Spaghetti Worm

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    The mushrooms in the pic used to be one big one that has split into 3 smaller ones. Unfortunately the lower one is being shadowed by the top one and not opening up, in fact I don't know if you can even see it in the pic schriveled up.
    How do I move rather the top one, or the lower ones when they are attatched to the rock? and do they usually live when you do move them?
    Thanks
     

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  3. sollie7

    sollie7 Millepora

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    cut it off with a razor blade and get some mesh and rubber band it to a piece of rubble
     
  4. eddy38

    eddy38 Spaghetti Worm

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    Cut if near the bottom where it attatches to the rock?
     
  5. sollie7

    sollie7 Millepora

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    yes at the base stem
     
  6. Gexx

    Gexx Giant Squid

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    this is how i moved/ fragged mine into 3.
    1. cut it at the stem
    2. the mushroom in half
    3. put the mushrooms into a peanut butter lid so they wont get away.

    tada!
     
  7. pgoodsell

    pgoodsell Horrid Stonefish

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    I had the same issue, and remember mushrooms can move. If it is unhappy where it is it will move. I wouldn't worry about it. My lower one dropped off the rock and has re attached to a nice well lit rock now.
     
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  9. Nightstick

    Nightstick Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Cut along base with blade, place in low flow area. To frag just cut in half
     
  10. NU-2reef

    NU-2reef Montipora Digitata

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    i agree dont worry about it. if its not happy it will move on its own to a better spot. mushrooms also dont like too much flow so if they are being blasted by flow then they will move quicker(with the current) to get to a suitable spot.