how to ID mushrooms?

DebsSisterFlo · 03-12-2006, 06:20 PM

I saw another post that said they had a "green umbrella" mushroom. I'd like to see what this looks like! I have 4 different kinds of shrooms in my tank and I just think it would be nice to have a positive ID on what is what. Thanks!

1. cute little red shroom
2. this one can stretch and get really big, it flouresces green
3. this one also flouresces green
4. this one is blue and bumpy when it's small and purple and smooth when it's all stretched out. This is a neat shot of it when it gets tall and the stalk gets so big. It's neat to see all the different ways they can move!

johnny505 · 03-12-2006, 09:14 PM

I just cut some off to start a new one so hopefully it will take

johnny505 · 03-12-2006, 09:19 PM

I also have the blue mushrooms too. I cut 2 off the rock. I was told that if you only cut the head off a new one will grow where the stem is too.

tims · 03-12-2006, 09:32 PM

jess,
1.sota looks like the Discosma neglecta but not too sure
2.looks to be what is called the fuzzy green mushroom, look for Rhodactis sp.
3.looks like one of the variations of the speckled mushroom Actinodiscus mutabillis these can be many differant colors
4.the beautiful purple is another of the mixed variations look at basic Discosma sp.

all of them shoudl do well in your tank, and will multiply with no problem, if you take some smaller LR piece and place it around them them willgrow on to it and you can trade a few in from time to time.

HTH

tims · 03-12-2006, 09:34 PM

Johnny that is some nice looking mushrooms! the rics look great too!
let me know when you are ready to frag them out!

johnny505 · 03-12-2006, 09:38 PM

I just cut some off so I will keep you posted!
so its not green umbrella mushroom?

tims · 03-12-2006, 09:42 PM

can you do a real good close up?
it may be the same thing just one place calling it this one place calling it that...
the fuzzy green falls under the ric. listing although it is not as held up as high as a lot of ricordia

johnny505 · 03-12-2006, 09:45 PM

the closest I have is my 1st post. if you scroll up you can see it

johnny505 · 03-12-2006, 09:47 PM

whats this one called?

tims · 03-12-2006, 09:50 PM

it really looks more like the RIc. variation then the umberalla mushroom, the umberalla is under the Discosma neglecta

johnny505 · 03-12-2006, 10:07 PM

but the first pic up top looks like umbrella?

tims · 03-12-2006, 10:09 PM

opps you posted before i did.. tmy post was for the umbrella
not sure about the other picture

johnny505 · 03-12-2006, 11:31 PM

ah! ok! i will try to get a few more pics soom. closer ones