Zombie Fungia plate

[User]

Hi gang

My fungia plate died around 6 months ago, but i kept it in the tank after hearing it might spawn some baby buds.

It did -

What do I do with these guys? Leave them and feed them (phyto/reef roofs, mysis?) or pinch them off and move them somewhere quiet?

They do extend small tentacles at night and appear to swell up to around 150% when feeding

Thanks?

 

[Snorkelsteve]

Just leave them on the skeleton, they will break/move off on their own. You can feed them like any other plate coral as well to help promote growth.

 

[User]

Just leave them on the skeleton, they will break/move off on their own. You can feed them like any other plate coral as well to help promote growth.

Awesome, thanks!

 

[hlem]

Never get rid of the original skeleton, even after the babies break off. new babies WILL continue growing. Even the babies that broke off and if they die, grand babies will grow off of those babies.

I have 3-4 generation worth of plates now.

 

[User]

Never get rid of the original skeleton, even after the babies break off. new babies WILL continue growing. Even the babies that broke off and if they die, grand babies will grow off of those babies.

I have 3-4 generation worth of plates now.

Thanks

Typically how big are they when they break off?

 

[hlem]

Thanks

Typically how big are they when they break off?

it varies by the individual plate. You can break them off anytime you like. My cluster have like 10 or so of them growing on top of each others. Some looks like its merged into one chuck. I like it that way. But i do break them off into singles at around 1"-1.5" so i can make a little $

 

[Snorkelsteve]

Thanks

Typically how big are they when they break off?

Varies. I had them break off when they were tiny and some that were quarter plus size when they finally broke off

 

[living_tribunal]

This happened to mine and it’s developing little babies!

 

[User]

This happened to mine and it’s developing little babies!

Sweet!

 

[User]

So many babies...

 

[User]

Quick update. This particular plate has since spawned 38 baby plates, that I’ve counted. Several more smaller ones dropped off soon after budding but I havent been able to locate them since

 

[trexodore]

Quick update. This particular plate has since spawned 38 baby plates, that I’ve counted. Several more smaller ones dropped off soon after budding but I havent been able to locate them since

Did you keep it in the shade or in direct light?

 

[encrustingacro]

If your plate coral is doing this, it might be a heliofungia fralinae.