red goo contamination?

[endosoldier]

Okay so Im Just here asking about an experiment of my friends that i have been kinda underseeing. were 5 weeks into our first grow and our mushrooms are taking very very long to from its mycelium. but it has the typical mycelium for the growth of the type of mushrooms we are growing. but here is my question the mycelium of the mushrooms we are growing is forming a blood blood red goo all over the soil and mycelium is this a contaminant?

[bobby]

yes. u can look up contams on this site to see a few pics. ive heard of that red before. but double check to see if u can save it. good luck

[NHMI]

Anything colorful and liquidy is usually bacteria. I would cut it out or toss it. You probably wont get shrooms if there is too much bacteria.

[SaTaN]

Probably lipstick mold if bright red.
Lipstick Mold – Sporendonema purpurescens (Geotrichum candidium)
This fungus colonizes compost or casing. As spores mature, the color of the mold changes from white to pink, to cherry red, and finally to dull orange. It is slow growing. Spores spread in air, during watering, and on pickers. The lipstick mold utilizes certain fats in the compost. It is an uncommon problem. Control is centered around sanitation.

If a pink could be Pink Mold; Red Bread Mold – Neurospora
Commonly to occasionally seen on agar and grain. Neurospora is fast growing, sometimes taking only 24 four hours to totally colonize a media filled petri dish. It is ubiquitous in nature, occurring on dung, in soils and on decaying plant matter. Since this fungus grows through cotton stoppers or filter discs, a single contaminated jar, though sealed, can spread spores to adjacent spawn jars within the laboratory. This condition is more likely if the filter discs or cotton plugs are the least bit damp; or if the external humidity is high. Furthermore, Neurospora spores germinate more readily at elevated temperatures. The pink mold seen in mushroom culture is most frequently Neurospora sitophila, a pernicious contaminant that is difficult to eliminate. All infected cultures should be removed as soon as possible from the laboratory and destroyed. A thorough cleaning of the laboratory is absolutely necessary. If contamination persists, remove all spawn and start anew.

I would bet on the lipstick.

[NHMI]

ya lipstick or "german soldier mold" sucks to get rid of once you get it...get some shockwave and douche everything.