Can I cut my Toadstool like this?

[howardj]

If I cut my toadstool where the red lines are..
will it make three mini toadstools?
Right now, it is too big for my 10 gallon.
Thanks for your help!

 

[quakstar]

I think you would be better off to turn the lines the other way it will heal faster if you cut from the top down and it will have the heads already started but i am really not all that familiar with fragging so wait till reefkprz or someone else that knows better

 

[pondy]

It is unclear to me but are you wanting to cut the head off then take another chunck from the stalk? It would work but I dont think I would frag it that way. I would cut the top off and then cut the head into 2 to 4 pieces. Your way would work I would just do it a bit different.

 

[howardj]

I've already fraged it before but cutting a cirlce around the top, and cutting those into smaller pieces..
I only wanted to frag it this way to make it shorter.. it is just too tall for my little tank.

 

[reefkprz]

you could do it and the middle piece would recover but keep in mind that center cut is going to have 2x the damage to heal, and 2x as much wound open to possible secondary infection, so it may not make it. it definatly wont recover as fast.
but I would say yes you can do it, if you recall I carved my giant leather up like a steak just carving it however I saw fit. hacking this way and that, it was a grand old butchering and every piece recovered. just make sure your water quality is top notch and you should be fine.

 

[howardj]

thanks erick

 

[reefkprz]

anytime