LewDoja said:

The question is why did you think it wasn't?


How it should & shouldn't look - NEW CULTIVATORS GUIDE

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Yeule said:

I thought it was ok but I was reading a post this morning, I really can't remember which, and it was saying that jars shouldn't be fluffy like mine, but rather show rhizo and be flat on the grains and if they fluff (example looked somewhat similar to mine but with more 'colorful' spots in grain against the jar) it might be a sign of bacteria. Im trying to figure out what (if any) went wrong. Because the early growth looked good and not too wet, unlike now.

Maybe im bugging this thread too much but I wanna learn not only if it looks good but also what makes it good/bad and what to do better/avoid next time.

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Was probably my early feedback to the oats jar.
Every grain has their idiosyncrasy; brown rice dosen't have a hull and it's very starchy, so difficult to shake... but in a small jar, like yours, works...and work really good in the tub. Also, for some reason, mycelium digestion of brown rice generates more heat, so the jar, towards the end, will always look wet on top.
Comparing to the oats jar you were referring, I judged it as bacterial on account of the nonuniform growth, wetness, creamy mycelium and wet uncolonized grains against the glass - pay attention to the viscous biofilm halo around the grain, that serves as protection for bacteria and the reason why mycelium won't colonize it.
Your jar looks fine, but consider a grain that is easier to read; hard sell here, but I recommend popcorn for people starting: easily accessible, easy to prep and when the mycelium is not alone in the jar turns really gross

The Tao said:

You’ve already taken mycelium to agar so I’d top them and hope for fruits for prints and tissue biopsies.

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As Tao said. Sprinkle some coir over it and compress it a little. It’ll very probably fruit.