Need Mouth for Shroom Frag?

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Hello,

Do I need to make sure there’s a piece of the mouth with a mushroom frag? I’m hoping I can just clip the edge off a mushroom thereby leaving it in place rather than taking the whole thing out and doing “pizza” cuts through the middle. This one is about 4” across.


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Hello,

Do I need to make sure there’s a piece of the mouth with a mushroom frag? I’m hoping I can just clip the edge off a mushroom thereby leaving it in place rather than taking the whole thing out and doing “pizza” cuts through the middle. This one is about 4” across.


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How does the foot look? Do you see any areas that are bubbling up or stretching away? You can cut the foot if you can safely cut a piece of the foot without harming the stem.
I wouldn't cut that shroom like a pizza. Foot booger cuts are more natural cuts like your just helping them along. Heal quick and without much stress that comes along with cutting.
I've done a few in the thread below.

 

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Hello,

Do I need to make sure there’s a piece of the mouth with a mushroom frag? I’m hoping I can just clip the edge off a mushroom thereby leaving it in place rather than taking the whole thing out and doing “pizza” cuts through the middle. This one is about 4” across.


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With a blue that size I wouldn’t frag it! I’d be incredibly proud, it’s stunning!
 

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With a blue that size I wouldn’t frag it! I’d be incredibly proud, it’s stunning!
Same. No way I could cut a shroom that beautiful. Why is it the beautiful shrooms and bubble tip nems never reproduce and the not so nice ones multiply like mad :thinking-face:
 

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Same. No way I could cut a shroom that beautiful. Why is it the beautiful shrooms and bubble tip nems never reproduce and the not so nice ones multiply like mad :thinking-face:
I know right!
It’s taken 4 years to have a nice rock of my bubbling yumas, and that includes the setback when I was left with just the smallest baby shroom from a mother rock when it hit the tank from day 1 (The main colony died off in the ammonia spike).
 
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Yes, hesitant to mess with it. It’s turned into a nice one. Does not appear to be splitting or preparing to, though. Good advice here: I’ll just leave it.
 

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Yes, hesitant to mess with it. It’s turned into a nice one. Does not appear to be splitting or preparing to, though. Good advice here: I’ll just leave it.
It’ll split when it’s ready - blues seem to enjoy getting huge before splitting IME.
Overall, if it’s happy and healthy where it is - leave it :)
 
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So, I’m glad I did do anything. There’s a baby underneath. Definitely still under cover- but there. I’m assuming mom will move over in time.


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