Mushroom detached - Will this DIY basket work?

[DiscoMush]

I recently bought a mushroom from my LFS and I accidentally knocked it off from it's frag plug today (it wasn't strongly attached to the plug yet). I don't have any baskets with holes in them to house them in, so I put them in this little beaker with some netting over it. Will this be enough flow to ensure that the mushrooms don't die? Or should I run to the store and buy a small basket to float in my tank?

 

[blaxsun]

Should be ok. Just get some coral glue and reattach.

 

[DiscoMush]

Should be ok. Just get some coral glue and reattach.

The mushroom isn't holding on to anything with it's body - Can I glue it's body as is? Or should I wait till it grabs a piece of rock first?

 

[blaxsun]

You should be able to figure out where it was originally glued. I had one separate twice today (determined little sucker), and I ended up leaving it out for 2min for the glue to thoroughly harden and then placed it in a small container of tank water for another 2-3min before reintroducing back into the tank.

 

[jpark457]

I can’t tell what type of mushroom from the pic. I have never tried to intentionally attach a mushroom to anything but I have a bunch of discosomas and whenever they get plowed around by an urchin and something comes loose I have seen the pieces grab on to stuff if they fall between rocks or in a crack or sheltered spot. Usually within a week or two and they settle there because it’s a spot that doesn’t really have flow so I’d guess the beaker will be fine.

 

[DiscoMush]

I can’t tell what type of mushroom from the pic. I have never tried to intentionally attach a mushroom to anything but I have a bunch of discosomas and whenever they get plowed around by an urchin and something comes loose I have seen the pieces grab on to stuff if they fall between rocks or in a crack or sheltered spot. Usually within a week or two and they settle there because it’s a spot that doesn’t really have flow so I’d guess the beaker will be fine.

It's a discosoma mushroom! It's pretty tiny at the moment, I'd say it's the size of half a dime so I'm really hoping I don't lose this one too since I paid quite a bit for it! It's very reassuring to know that they're pretty hardy when it comes down to them getting blown around. Thank you!

 

[DiscoMush]

The mushroom isn't holding on to anything with it's body - Can I glue it's body as is? Or should I wait till it grabs a piece of rock first?

Gluing it's actual body won't suffocate it?

 

[jpark457]

It's a discosoma mushroom! It's pretty tiny at the moment, I'd say it's the size of half a dime so I'm really hoping I don't lose this one too since I paid quite a bit for it! It's very reassuring to know that they're pretty hardy when it comes down to them getting blown around. Thank you!

Mine came in a used setup I bought to start out reefing / saltwater about 7 months ago and have endured a crazy amount of newbie struggle and come back including a heater malfunction that put them up at 90+ degrees for a weekend. They bleached out and went kind of transparent but have settled down and started darkening again and a bunch of tiny new ones have popped up. They seem pretty tough.

 

[Chrisv.]

I would just let it attach naturally in the beaker with some rubble in the bottom. Might take a couple of weeks.

 

[Pistondog]

Put a small rock instead of the frag. Inside your mesh tent. He'll attach in a week.
Do not glue, he will slime off.

 

[vetteguy53081]

A little extreme but will work. Typical is being tied down to a rock rubble with loosely fit rubber band. Do NOT Glue