identify this shroom (my first! bought today)

heartben

Member
hello. i bought my first shrooms today from my lps. im not sure what kind of shrooms they are - im going to post some pics (cell phone quality - i forgot my camera in the gfs car.
ALSO there is a little feather duster attachted to the rock i nor the store knew about. should i leave it there? take it off? how do i take care of it?
i want to "grow" the mushrooms (as well as other corals and the like when i get more money) - does anyone have any mushroom growing tips for me? i think there are around... 8-10 on this rock a few of them are pretty large and i think i could frag them now/ soon after i read a bit more about it.
thanks everyone! pics will be posted in a few seconds...oh, also. should i leave the lights on all the time for them or turn them off? i had them on and they opened up again (when i got them home) but now that i turned the lights off the closed back up?
anyways. the color is sort of like a purpleish brown with some green.. there are some ridges on them? the picture will help hopefully.
thanks!
-ben
edit : i noticed there are a few still shrunk - which look green. i dont know if that helps. also - the picture makes them look a little more purple than they are (just a heads up)
 

heartben

Member
ok. ive been looking at all the pictures i could find - and i think its a "red mushroom"
what do you think?
thanks
-ben
 

heartben

Member
i kept looking... they also look kind of like "green" mushrooms - possibly havent yet had enough / or possibly too much lighting and the color isnt standing out? the green color on it is the same as the green mushrooms. there just isnt that much green on it right now. they seem to change a little bit. idk.
come on someone. help me out? pleeease?
 

heartben

Member
thanks guys. ive decided they are green. ive found a million pictures that look exactly like them. so. green they are!
i have another picture (from today) they are alot more open .
 

heartben

Member
does anyone know if i should leave a light on the shrooms all the time? when i turn the light off they close up.
i havent been able to find any info on it. my new light will have seperate switches for daylight/ actinic/ moon so it wont be as big of a hassle then but for now ive been using a blue party bulb over the tank when i sleep just so they dont close all the way.
suggestions?
thanks
-ben.
 

meleerock

Member
Keep the lights on 8 - 12 hours a day, this seems to be the general amount of lights on time. The shrooms look awesome, very nice piece. good find
Happy birthday! Hope you spoil yourself rotten with fish tank goodies!
 
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