Sk8r
09/22/2015, 01:35 PM
Had a stony coral die down to bare white skeleton? Don't be too quick to consign it to the bin. Keep it in your tank.
Some corals then bloom forth from the skeleton: plate can do this. So can maze brain. Euphyllias can do it at either end of the transaction: a popped head, confined in a shallow dish so it can't float off into the downflow slots or die sunless under a rock---can grow a whole new skeleton. Popping heads is just another means of reproduction---so if a coral is stressed it has a chance of finding a better place. The abandoned skeleton will also grow buds from the sides of branches. These can become whole new branches, given time and calcium.
Pocillopora is good at casting forth bits that become new corals. Montiporas break if you look at them crosswise, and every bit can become a new coral---feature this as bumped by a fish and showering bits all down the face of the reef.
Just improve your water, and kind of hold out hope. Won't always work, but does sometimes.
Some corals then bloom forth from the skeleton: plate can do this. So can maze brain. Euphyllias can do it at either end of the transaction: a popped head, confined in a shallow dish so it can't float off into the downflow slots or die sunless under a rock---can grow a whole new skeleton. Popping heads is just another means of reproduction---so if a coral is stressed it has a chance of finding a better place. The abandoned skeleton will also grow buds from the sides of branches. These can become whole new branches, given time and calcium.
Pocillopora is good at casting forth bits that become new corals. Montiporas break if you look at them crosswise, and every bit can become a new coral---feature this as bumped by a fish and showering bits all down the face of the reef.
Just improve your water, and kind of hold out hope. Won't always work, but does sometimes.