James’s 29g Nano Build

[LRT]

The secrete is revealed! We shall see if any of mine decide to have a baby.

I haven’t had them for near long enough for them to split, but I’m hoping it will happen someday!

They don't all "split" at least not in my system. Never seen a disco or yuma tear itself apart anyway.
The majority leave babies just walking around and dropping a little piece of foot behind.

 

[James_O]

They don't all "split" at least not in my system. Never seen a disco or yuma tear itself apart anyway.
The majority leave babies just walking around and dropping a little piece of foot behind.

So is it a piece of the mushroom that tears off? Or do they actually produce a smaller mushroom?

I’ve heard people say that if the shroom tears my accident, then that small piece will grow into a new one. ;Bored

 

[James_O]

Coral got delayed from POTO due to the hurricane. :/

 

[LRT]

So is it a piece of the mushroom that tears off? Or do they actually produce a smaller mushroom?

I’ve heard people say that if the shroom tears my accident, then that small piece will grow into a new one. ;Bored

They usually just leave a piece behind when foot starts walking that once fully severed eventually grows a mouth and turns into baby shroom.
Yes I tear foot boogers off all the time and make babies this way.

 

[fltohi]

Coral got delayed from POTO due to the hurricane. :/

Sorry to hear that man. Been reading this at work on and off all day. Didn’t know there were any other reefers in the area! I’m in Lexington and go to petropolis about every other week!

 

[James_O]

Sorry to hear that man. Been reading this at work on and off all day. Didn’t know there were any other reefers in the area! I’m in Lexington and go to petropolis about every other week!

That’s crazy man! Epic to meet another reefer from KY!!

PETropilis is an awesome place. Mr. Sean is very expired.

It would be funny if we met there one day…

 

[James_O]

Duncan looking buff!

Those heads are making great progress:

Cloves are also looking good!! I was afraid they were dead:

Kenya tree:

Torch is also fluffy:

Mushroom looking spick and spam:

 

[Goaway]

That duncan is growing like a weed!

 

[James_O]

That duncan is growing like a weed!

I will NEVER complain about coral growing too fast!

 

[Goaway]

I will NEVER complain about coral growing too fast!

That's a nice duncan! Soon enough you maybe able to trade some frags for frags.

 

[Goaway]

I'll be back later. Gotta pick up more mysis.

 

[James_O]

That's a nice duncan! Soon enough you maybe able to trade some frags for frags.

It really is. My Duncan looks better than the picture POTO had when it was sold to me. ;Bored ;Cyclops

Maybe POTO should recruit me to grow coral for free and then take pictures. ;Hilarious

I want it to have at least 10 heads before I even think about fragging. I want to have a super healthy colony.

 

[James_O]

I'll be back later. Gotta pick up more mysis.

Be safe! Is it raining a lot there because of the hurricane?

The fish will be happy with more food. ;Happy

 

[MaxTremors]

I really wish venders would quit mounting mushrooms on rubble pieces and then gluing that to the frag plug. It makes it so the shroom can’t lay completely flat. (All of my mushrooms are mounted this way except for ruffles)

Break the frag plug off.

 

[James_O]

Break the frag plug off.

 

[James_O]

Break the frag plug off.

I don’t know about that man. It’s actually starting to encrust the plug.

 

[fltohi]

I don’t know about that man. It’s actually starting to encrust the plug.

Have you been to discover aqautic in Newport? Tons of 10$-20$ Frags. Both 10 &20 dollar frag systems have dozens of corals

 

[SaltyT]

Your duncan is super happy! if it could it would be doing this

Great job!

 

[MaxTremors]

Duncan looking buff!

Those heads are making great progress:

Cloves are also looking good!! I was afraid they were dead:

Kenya tree:

Torch is also fluffy:

Mushroom looking spick and spam:

Looking at your Duncan, I’m starting to think that there are actually several different Duncanopsammia species that we generically call ‘Duncans’, I don’t think they’re all D. axifuga. The one I have now doesn’t branch, it forms more of a mound almost like an acan or blasto, and it has relatively small polyps (they’re maybe an inch wide at their most inflated), I’ve seen some branching varieties that have 2”+ polyps. I also read recently that a coral that’s long been classified as a Turbinaria was actually in the Duncanopsammia genus (it’s basically a plating/cupping Duncan with polyps that are around a half inch). Anyway, I’m no taxonomist, but seeing your Duncan (which looks great) just reinforced a thought I had the other day.

 

[James_O]

Looking at your Duncan, I’m starting to think that there are actually several different Duncanopsammia species that we generically call ‘Duncans’, I don’t think they’re all D. axifuga. The one I have now doesn’t branch, it forms more of a mound almost like an acan or blasto, and it has relatively small polyps (they’re maybe an inch wide at their most inflated), I’ve seen some branching varieties that have 2”+ polyps. I also read recently that a coral that’s long been classified as a Turbinaria was actually in the Duncanopsammia genus (it’s basically a plating/cupping Duncan with polyps that are around a half inch). Anyway, I’m no taxonomist, but seeing your Duncan (which looks great) just reinforced a thought I had the other day.

Hmmm… interesting! Is there someone on R2R that is an ‘expert’ on coral classification? I’m truly interested now.