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[frogface]

Fungus? This is in a planted but un-frogged tank.

[D3monic]

I still havent seen anything from the luminecent panellus spores I used.

[R1ch13]

Haha frogface, that looks like a mini string of sausages hanging there...

Pretty cool looking if you ask me.

I long for the day I get a shroom in one of my tanks.

Richie

[Vermfly]

Originally Posted by D3monic

I still havent seen anything from the luminecent panellus spores I used.

It might take years before you'll see any results. It is a lot like growing a tree. The mushrooms are the apples and like a brand new tree they don't produce the fruit first. The mycelium has a lot of growing and feeding to do before they should be ready to produce the 'shrooms.

[Dendro Dave]

Originally Posted by D3monic

I seeded the vivs with some luminescent panellus spores havent seen anything popping up yet.

I've been wanting to try that for the last couple years...money always goes to something else though. Sporeworks.com also has ghost fungi..
The Spore Works :: Edible, Medicinal, and Novelty Mushroom Cultures :: Omphalotus nidiformis : Ghost Fungus

Sounds like the panellus is better suited to the viv though. I'll try em both eventually...I also found fox fire cultures here...
http://www.carolina.com/product/biol...by=bestMatches
(worth a shot)

Did you use spore prints or culture syringes? My guess is a living mycelium in solution would be best, or growing some out in myco bag or something then placing it in the viv on a suitable substrate so it has a bit of a head start before springs or something can eat it all.

[terrariumman]

Did you guys cook the wood? The wood the mushrooms are on.

[D3monic]

I used living mycelium it came in a big syringe. I didnt think about springs eating it. I just spread it in several different locations in several vivs in hopes that one of the wood types would suffice. I thought about a bag but didnt have enough $$ for the bag too at the time.

Just googled the foxfire those look sweet!

[james67]

if you can get to a pressure cooker, its quite simple to sterilize and innoculate mason jars. they store easily and the glass works well in fluid filled incubators.

you can use dowels or wood chips (since yours are hardwood decomposing right?) in the jars and a syringe works well with the plastic lids.
ChefTools | Camerons Alder BBQ Chips, 4-1/4-Liter
Plastic Canning Jar Lids

james

[markzilla25]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/markzilla25/4819012765/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/markzilla25/4116633118/

would these be ok in my viv? I took these photos out in the woods and can go back and get them for a spore culture.

sorry for the links, haven't figured out how to add the photos yet. lol

[Dendro Dave]

Originally Posted by markzilla25

DSC_6477a on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

mushroom wall on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

would these be ok in my viv? I took these photos out in the woods and can go back and get them for a spore culture.

sorry for the links, haven't figured out how to add the photos yet. lol

Probably but I don't know enough about mycology to know whether there are species that emit noxious chemicals or something like that through their skin at some point in their life cycle or are dangerous in some other way that may effect frogs rather then ingestion. I think basically though since the frogs don't eat them, most would be fine...but they could be invasive in the tank or something potentially. Though I have yet to hear of a viv thats been completely overrun and ruined by mushrooms.