Natural Zoa propagation and relocation?

[dwebb1031]

So just a few minutes ago I notice this

If you look between the barnacle and rock at the sand base you'll see a single zoa polyp. Here's a zoomed out view for idea of size and local.

I didn't know that these guy could reproduce away from the main colony. While info have multiple colonies in the tank, the closest is easily over a foot away and the majority are clear on the other side of the tank. Has anyone else had this happen or heard of it before?

 

[crbise65]

+1 Id definitely like to know about this?

 

[kraftyforu]

My colonies will drop off polyps and they float around and land somewhere and start a new mini colony. Seems normal to me

 

[dwebb1031]

That's really cool. I thought they only grew not the mat created by the colony.