Coral arrangement? Need some insight on some decisions

[David Ramirez]

so I recently bought a rock at a local fish store that has all sorts of different corals on it. I noticed that there are 2 smaller mushrooms (I think) under a sort of ledge created by placing the rock on another piece of rocks I already had. The rock I purchased came on a ceramic disk so the rock itself is sitting on top of that as well as the disk itself being on top of another rock. The shrooms are a sort of dark blue or purple with bright yellow and green bumps and they're not really receiving any light, I heard that getting shrooms to reattach is very challenging so should I leave them or try to get them some light?

 

[naterealbig]

so I recently bought a rock at a local fish store that has all sorts of different corals on it. I noticed that there are 2 smaller mushrooms (I think) under a sort of ledge created by placing the rock on another piece of rocks I already had. The rock I purchased came on a ceramic disk so the rock itself is sitting on top of that as well as the disk itself being on top of another rock. The shrooms are a sort of dark blue or purple with bright yellow and green bumps and they're not really receiving any light, I heard that getting shrooms to reattach is very challenging so should I leave them or try to get them some light?

Can you post a pic so we can get a better look?

 

[David Ramirez]

Can you post a pic so we can get a better look?

Sure I’ll have to wait till morning when my light turns back on

 

[naterealbig]

Sure I’ll have to wait till morning when my light turns back on

Perfect. Generally mushrooms don't need much light to thrive. Assuming that you don't know PAR levels in the display, getting a couple eyeballs on it would help us give you a good gauge/recommendation.

 

[David Ramirez]

So there’s a bigger mushroom and a smaller mushroom under that ledge there, sorry it’s so blue I really can’t seem to balance it out on just my phone camera. They’re a deep blue or purple with bright green and yellow bumps, thanks!

 

[naterealbig]

It's a little tough to tell, just because the picture is pretty saturated with blue, but I think they should be fine. Unless they are deep down in that crevice, they are getting some light, and the shrooms don't need very much. I'd leave them alone and just watch how they do. If they keep their color and size, all is good.

If the behind to like they are taking a torn for the worse, you could chip of a small piece of the rock, right where the foot is attached. You can then glue this small chip onto another rock or fresh plug.

Hope this helps.

 

[David Ramirez]

Thanks so much!

It's a little tough to tell, just because the picture is pretty saturated with blue, but I think they should be fine. Unless they are deep down in that crevice, they are getting some light, and the shrooms don't need very much. I'd leave them alone and just watch how they do. If they keep their color and size, all is good.

If the behind to like they are taking a torn for the worse, you could chip of a small piece of the rock, right where the foot is attached. You can then glue this small chip onto another rock or

It's a little tough to tell, just because the picture is pretty saturated with blue, but I think they should be fine. Unless they are deep down in that crevice, they are getting some light, and the shrooms don't need very much. I'd leave them alone and just watch how they do. If they keep their color and size, all is good.

If the behind to like they are taking a torn for the worse, you could chip of a small piece of the rock, right where the foot is attached. You can then glue this small chip onto another rock or fresh plug.

Hope this helps.

yes thanks so much!

 

[Katrina71]

Don't worry about the mushrooms. They will move to accommodate what they need IMO.