View Full Version : Fragging Ricordias
raw04f
07/26/2007, 06:48 AM
So I'm going to try to frag some Ricoridas, and I have fragged several mushrooms before with great results. My question is there anything else besides the basic cut like a pizza stragity that I should employ with Ricoridas or is it just buisness as usual.
raw04f
07/26/2007, 06:55 AM
Also are Ricoridas more apt to grow slower than "regular" mushrooms.
killingseed
07/26/2007, 09:06 AM
ya you can frag the same , but Ricoridas will need more heal time then normal shrooms
SoCalLifer
07/26/2007, 11:07 AM
I usually frag rics when there are two mouths and cut between those mouths. If there is a single mouth id suggest splitting the ric in two pieces and not 4+. just my .02
customanimalart
07/26/2007, 11:05 PM
I cut my two-mouth ric in half then got 3 pieces from one and two from the othe (5 total)
This is my first fragging ric experience. I will let you know how it goes.
Good I hope. The frag pieces are only 2 days old.
eagleONE
07/29/2007, 11:25 PM
how long do they take to heal back up?
customanimalart
07/30/2007, 05:25 AM
Well, 4 of my 5 ricordia frags have dissolved away. So I am now back down to one tiny ric fragged from a 2 mouth ricordia. I think that this was a mistake.
I don't know what could have gone wrong here to lose 4 of them.
evoracer
07/30/2007, 08:25 AM
Check out www.ricordea.org , Balne Perrun's site.
swannL11
07/30/2007, 03:59 PM
One of my rics somehow got "shredded" in my tank into about 8+ pieces. I placed in small bowl, covered with window screen, in my tank. Also added about 1/2 inch of sand. I had 7 little rics survive. They're about 1/4 inch each now.
customanimalart
07/30/2007, 04:16 PM
Well, 4 of my 5 ricordia frags have dissolved away.
Well, on a good note. The rock that I cut the original ricordea from is growing another.
I wasn't sure if it would come back because I couldn't even see if there was any "foot" left.
Yesterday, I noticed nothing, today there is a definite fluorescent round ric growing back That is just so cool.
So, If my lone surviving frag stays alive, then I am back to two.
Thanks for the above link. There was nothing on that prop section that I didn't do. My only thought is that...
1. the ric was just too small
2. it was really difficult to cut (even with a sharp razor) as I may have done some damage to them
3. they probably got an infection of some sort.
What is the recommended size that a ric should be before fragging? Like a 50 cent piece?
customanimalart
07/30/2007, 04:17 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10446474#post10446474 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by swannL11
One of my rics somehow got "shredded" in my tank into about 8+ pieces. I placed in small bowl, covered with window screen, in my tank. Also added about 1/2 inch of sand. I had 7 little rics survive. They're about 1/4 inch each now.
That's nice. What was its original size?
customanimalart
07/31/2007, 11:06 PM
update on my frag attempt:
one frag still alive and a new one, possily 2 regrowing from the rock I took the original ricordia from. I I end up with 3, I will be happy.
I will make sure to not frag them until they are at least the size of a 50 cent piece since they shrink down so much when disturbed.
raw04f
08/01/2007, 02:41 PM
how fast does it take for a ric to grow? Also how long once you but a 50 cent piece sized ric will it take to grow back two whole 50 sized pieces?
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