ricordea question?

[supra930]

i just got a really nice orange ricordea frag and i was just wondering do they attatch themselves to a piece of rock over time or do i need to attatch them using glue or something?

 

[supra930]

Amberjack;553522 wrote: No glu needed, they'll attach in a short amount of time</em>

about how long does this normally take? I have it resting on a rock in a very low flow area and it still seems to move around a little,about once every couple of hours.

 

[weaglereefer]

See if you can locate some bridal veil and strap the shroom to the rock where you want it. Other option is to take something like a strawberry basket, put a bunch of small rocks in there, and put the ricordea in, then stretch the veil over the top to keep it in there. After a few days, it should have attached to a piece of rock, which you can then put wherever you want.

 

[zippgirlrn]

I usually tie mine to a little piece of rubble rock with fishing line. I usually leave it alone for about a wk or two. This has always worked for me, I like buying the non-attached mushrooms because they are usually cheaper and I have a good record for getting them to attach as long as I leave them alone and don't place them in high flow.

 

[supra930]

zippgirlRN;553566 wrote: I usually tie mine to a little piece of rubble rock with fishing line. I usually leave it alone for about a wk or two. This has always worked for me, I like buying the non-attached mushrooms because they are usually cheaper and I have a good record for getting them to attach as long as I leave them alone and don't place them in high flow.

I just tied it down using fishing line so ill see how it holds up.Thanks for the info.

 

[zippgirlrn]

I hope it works for you. I did have one I had to retie because it was so small and slimed up so bad while I was tying that it just worked its way underneath the line after a day or two. I have never tried thread, I would almost think that might be a little easier because it not as slippery. I know they use thread for FW plants because by the time it falls apart the plant has attached. I believe next time I need to tie down zoes or mushrooms I am goint to try thread. Good luck