Opinions on Zoos and Mushrooms

[Cdiggy]

I am looking for opinions on how to separate zoos and mushrooms from this rock pictured. The zoos are in a crevice and are being smothered by the shrooms. I bought this rock because of the zoos and wasn't really interested in the shrooms and of course that is what is growing wild on the rock. I was going to take a pair of dykes to the mushrooms but I thought I would get some advice before I did anything *rash*. I figured the shrooms would live if I cut the rock beneath them with the dykes and relocated them. Any thoughts?

 

[Cdiggy]

I forgot the pic!

P.S. pay no mind to the bubble algae I have been at war with....

 

[redfishbluefish]

Sounds reasonable to me.

 

[greybolt03]

That will work just fine make sure you cut the rock under the shroom and don't leave any pieces of the shroom or they will just grow right back again...

 

[Cdiggy]

Ok so it sounds like I am not *completely* out of my mind. Good deal. On a different note... WhAt kind of zoos do you think these are?

 

[Cdiggy]

Oh and sorry for the misspelling...

 

[greybolt03]

Your going to need a closer more clear pic of the zoa to try and identify it..

 

[jrjackson]

some how i dont find the jokes very funny.

 

[mnat]

Zoas look like eagle eyes.

If you can borrow an aipstaisa zapper, they are really good at killing mushrooms as well. Don't buy one as they are a bit over priced, but they will work for mushrooms.

 

[TanksNStuff]

While Paul is usually our resident comedian and I'm sure he meant no harm in his joke, this is a family friendly forum (say that 3 times fast! ) and it was a bit out of line so it was removed.

To be complete in eliminating it, I also removed and/or edited any post in the thread that gave light to the subject.


On a side note, my suggestion to the OP would be to use a scalpel to try to remove the zoas instead of removing the mushrooms. Then just mount the zoas to a different rock or plug. The zoas will grow with a connecting membrane and once you start peeling one or two off, the rest will come off easier and the entire bunch will have a nice flat base. You could either glue it to a rock/plug or use some rubber bands to hold it down and let the zoas attach to it themselves.

Oh, and it appears you have a nice bunch of bubble algae on your sand. You may want to get yourself an emerald crab or two to take care of that.

 

[Cdiggy]

Yes. Emerald crab or two. The bubble so far has been the bane of my existence

Unfortunately the zoos are down in a crevice so the wont easily come off the rock and I would rather risk the shrooms than the zoas.