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FishinAround
06/26/2007, 06:58 PM
I've got a silly question. If I buy a mushroom with a single mushroom will it propogate to multiple shrooms or will the one shroom just get bigger?

kkyyllee
06/26/2007, 07:00 PM
they will split

Whisperer
06/26/2007, 07:11 PM
If the shroom is small, it will grow first then it's base will leave a piece of tissue behind (as it retract its base) that will eventually becomes a new individual. You can artificailly induce multiplication by cutting the shroom in the middle like a pizza pie. I prefer not to make more than 4 slices. :D

FishinAround
06/26/2007, 07:49 PM
Do you have to include a piece of the "center" for each of the pieces to grow?

Whisperer
06/26/2007, 07:56 PM
I would think not. Remember the "base" tissue I mentioned earlier? If I were to do it, I will make sure that each individual piece has a base attached to the rock so I don't have to worry about them drfting in the water current/placing them in a low flow area/ blah. blah.

Bambalam
06/26/2007, 08:34 PM
Shrooms generally aren't very delicate - they will spread under average water conditions.

drummereef
06/26/2007, 09:36 PM
Your one shroom will have babies, and babies, and babies, and babies, and..... we'll you get the picture. :)