Cam barr Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 hey guys i got my clown and a big red shroom last night the all seem to be doing fine clown is real happy playing and chasing his reflection on the glass he he my question obout the shroom is its big whell at least for my tank and its kinda hard to find a spot to put it i was wondering if i could glue him with some zap gel i have never glued any thing before and was wondering if i should glue him i know they attach them selves in about a month to 3 weeks thanks cam Link to comment
Jefe12234 Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 Is it just floating around the tank now, or what? It should attach by itself if left in one spot without being knocked off by a powerhead or a pesky clown. If you have a specific spot for it, then there's no reason you can't glue it. I'm not positive what zap gel is but I think it's cyanoacrylate, just like superglue. That's what I've used to attach soft coral frags. Just remove the rock and shroom from the tank, dry the rock and the base of the shroom, glue, and stick together. You can put it right back in the tank too. -Chris Link to comment
Cam barr Posted June 7, 2002 Author Share Posted June 7, 2002 what i did was i took a small rock and i set the shroom on the rock i layed them on the sand and when he attaches ill put the rock back up whare i had it before yea zap gel is super glue it wont hurt the shroom right i know they can move so will it inhaditint his moving mobility cam Link to comment
Korbin Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 Here is my patented procedure for attaching shrooms (developed by me, through trial and error) Step 1. Smoosh the shroom into a little hole in the rock Step 2. Catch the shroom before it blows away in the current Step 3. Turn down the powerhead Step 4. Smoosh the shroom into a smaller hole and go to bed. Step 5. Wake up and pull out all your rocks to find the shroom. Step 6. Jam the shroom into and even smaller hole. Repeat as needed. I did 3 shrooms this way. Trust me, it works. Link to comment
Cam barr Posted June 8, 2002 Author Share Posted June 8, 2002 i donty get your procedurelol smoshin Link to comment
Korbin Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 1. Place shroom above hole 2. place thumb directly above shroom 3. SMOOSH!!!!!!! :sneaky: Link to comment
Cam barr Posted June 8, 2002 Author Share Posted June 8, 2002 wouldent that smash it lol Link to comment
Korbin Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 I dont know. I pretty much smashed mine trying to pick the darn things up. Seriously though, I just tried to poke the base of the shroom into a hole where I thought it would stay for a bit until it gets attached. I tried to be gentle. These things are really almost indestructible though. Look at how they reproduce. They move along and leave little chunks of themselves. Even those turn into shrooms eventually. Link to comment
lizbeth Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 I use super glue gel on those suckers. Smooshing them does not work. Link to comment
Cam barr Posted June 15, 2002 Author Share Posted June 15, 2002 it dident work for me can u tell me how u do it cam Link to comment
lizbeth Posted June 15, 2002 Share Posted June 15, 2002 Sure. I get a bowl with tank water in it, put the shroom and the rock in it. Go to the kitchen counter (better light) use a paper towel to dry the rock where you are going to glue the shroom. Now comes the tricky part, dry the base of the shroom (hopefully it will have some substrate on it) and put some glue on it (really small pea size)and slap it on the rock. The tricky part is they are real slimey and you have to do it pretty quick. I hold it for about 10 second and put it back in the bowl for a couple of minutes then put it back in the tank and throw the bowl water away. Link to comment
Korbin Posted June 15, 2002 Share Posted June 15, 2002 Don't say it doesn't work until you've tried it. Link to comment
Cam barr Posted June 15, 2002 Author Share Posted June 15, 2002 rad ill try agan today Link to comment
lizbeth Posted June 15, 2002 Share Posted June 15, 2002 I hook mine to little pieces of rock. Just something to hold them down so the current doesn't blow them under the rocks. Link to comment
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