Ricordea mushrooms growing very fast

[simplystephanie]

I set up my 8 gallon biocube yesterday and the mushrooms that were already established on the live rock are taking off REALLY fast....

will they overcrowd my tank?
should I trim them back?
or just not worry too much since they are beautiful?

 

[daugherty]

just let them grow and when you get a bunch cut them off the rock and glue them to a frag plugs and sell them bach to the lfs for credit

 

[simplystephanie]

just let them grow and when you get a bunch cut them off the rock and glue them to a frag plugs and sell them bach to the lfs for credit

What are frag plugs?

 

[daugherty]

Large Coral Frag Plugs 20pc Bulk Reef Supply

 

[dcantucson]

Get a frag kit from Nathan.
Custom Marine Creations - Aquarium Supplies For Less

 

[yote]

Those are some good looking mushrooms. And +1 for David.

 

[SantannaHawkins]

How much do they sell for?

 

[AdamC]

look it up on a saltwater selling site. They all go for different prices depending on polyps

 

[d2mini]

Usually around $10 per ric.

 

[beeguiles]

Let em grow!

 

[mach1ray]

I'm with Bees, let them grow!

 

[cvcdrk]

Yeah I say let them grow.

That must have been some really nice rock you got!

Once your cycle kicks in its likely they will suffer somewhat and probably not look like that....but rics are really hardy so I'm sure they will be fine.

 

[src]

In that size of tank. They could be a little much. BUT the great news is they trade well. So I don't think you will ever have an issue

SRC