Mushrooms Growing! (Uroplatus fimbriatus)

[TCHILD]

Hello,
I am posting 2 pics of mushrooms that began growing from the moss in my fimbriatus vivarium. They seem to be Rickenella fibula. I am excited because it adds to the atmosphere of the setup. Has this ever happened to anyone else?

 

[lessthantito]

this has happened to me many times I got some moss and soil from the woods near my house for a couple of tanks and after a couple of months they started popping up

 

[audio]

wouldn't that be bad? cause mushrooms are fungus


it does look really nice though

 

[TCHILD]

Thanks,
I hope it's not bad.

 

['stoph]

Well i have mushrooms as wel and they spray black spores everywhere and i have white stones as bedding - grrr i hate them.

 

[jpstodwftexas]

A true sign that your MicroEviroment is balancing out. Unless your harvesting the Mushrooms and eatting them, there's no harm in them growing in a tank.

 

[TCHILD]

Update...New and Different Mushrooms Growing!

These Mushrooms are growing from under the substrate. They are quite large and they wither soon after they emerge.

 

[Airedale]

If they bother you, you could just toss in a culture of springtails. I think they add to the natural feeling.

 

[Matt K]

I have mushrooms in various tanks, here are some examples:

This one is in a tank housing Lygodactylus luteopicturatus:

and these are popping up in the enclosure for my Phrynus barbadensis:

...I attribute such things to my critter room being relatively humid but with good ventilation/air circulation.

I have seen probably a dozen various mushroom species in my enclosures and none seem to be a problem of any sort...just sort of "there" as temporary organic decor...

 

[TCHILD]

The spores keep sprouting...

 

[snave_relyt]

That is most definately interesting and cool, I'd be stoked.

 

[nycherper]

Mushrooms add a very naturalistic feeling to the enclosure! very cool, just make sure you don't have any psilocybe cubensis growing in your enclosure! lol

 

[jpstodwftexas]

I am thinking of ordering Some to intentionally ad them to some of my Tanks