[gei]

Hi- I am new to saltwater I have a new 12g nano and received 2 mushrooms a couple of days ago, one was damaged in shipping and I thought was not going to live, but I put it in anyway and it opened up and is wedged itself in between a rock and the glass and has attached itself to the glass, I dont want to stress it out anymore but dont really want it on the glass, how can I move it and do I need to use gloves or are bare hands ok? Also the healthy one has moved itself over next to the damaged one, is it waiting for it to die or just wanting company? I have been feeding the tank a little phytoplankton and purple up, every couple of days, do I need to feed any additional foods? Thanks in advance for any advice.
Ellen

[blind1993]

well u can try to frag it and put the frags in a dif spot and i use my bare hands. also they usually like to stay in groups.

[msbdiving]

It is possible to get it off the glass. Rinse your hands off first to get rid of any lotions/oils etc. Then use some tweezers to curl the edges of the disc up a bit. After it is curled, you can use a razor blade and scrape it off the glass. To get it to attach to where you want it, use wedding veil type material and cover the mushroom with it and then anchor it down.

As far as the supplemental feeding goes, as long as the lighting is sufficient, it is unnecessary.

[blind1993]

yea msb is saying all of the right things in all of the treads i read today.

[gei]

well it has 2 weeks now and the mushroom appears to be moving itself off the glass and onto the rock, I am keeping a close eye on it to make sure it doesnt float awy but these creatures are amazing, I never expected them to move around the tank by themselves, Thanks again
Ellen
ps I am setting up a new 29 gal, I have a bunch of limestone that I had used for african cichlids and I am starting up the new tank with that, ( after cleaning with vinegar etc),so i will probably move most of the stuff in my small tank into that one in a couple of months.