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01/24/2008, 04:25 AM | #26 |
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The little guy is looking great.
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01/24/2008, 10:42 AM | #27 |
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I think that this experiment does indeed show that fragging could be a very viable commercial choice to propagate elegance corals for the hobby while saving the diminishing wild population.
I'm just a relative newbie and if I can do it, so can the experts.
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looks awesome if you decide to sell let me know i'll pay top dollar
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Latest update on the little guy frag. He continues to grow new tentacles along his perimeter.
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02/24/2008, 06:33 AM | #31 |
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It is looking great. Are you feeding it at all yet?
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02/24/2008, 09:56 AM | #32 |
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Looks unbelievably healthy. Great job!
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No specific feeding, I'm not sure it even has a mouth yet. Only nutrients in the tank is a weekly dosing of phytoplankton.
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Cool. There are a few tentacles blocking part of the view and it almost looked like there may be a mouth hiding behind them. The mouth will come soon enough. It looks like it is doing very well.
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Thank you very much for sharing. It's not often I get to read something new related to reefing, especially on RC, but this is definitely a worthwhile post. Definitely keep us posted as to growth and progress.
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Latest update pictures, it's been almost three months now and frags are doing fine. Two other tiny frags broke off from the main frag, so now I have three tiny little frags and one larger frag.
Here is a group portrait of all four frags (the original little guy is the one on the right, the two new tiny frags about the size of dimes are on the left side). Here is a closeup of the three tiny frags.
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Sweet pics sandeep, Those are some happy looking elegance frags. Are they accepting food? if so what kinds of food have you tried? You might try to measure their growth rate by measuring their buoyant weight at regular intervals. Thanks for posting an update.
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I wonder if theres any way to get them across country borders, as I'd love one of your tinies.
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can I have dibs on one of the tiny frags. I really want that original little guy. Please let me know if you still have him.
PS I sent you a PM
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Can we have an interesting, informative thread where people aren't just trying to acquire other people's corals?
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Wow! Nicely done!
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Wow, this is a cool thread!!
I am beyond impressed on how the little guy has grown so quickly. You are to be commended on a job well done!! Elegance is the one coral I still dream of owning, but I am scared to buy due to all the issues. It's heartening to see that healthy specimens can be fragged and will thrive. Ahhhhhh, someday!!! Thanks Sandeep and keep posting pics of the little guys!!
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Agreed with Joe!
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So, I suppose, in this instance moving a frag to another tank where the person could be very involved on posting its progress like what has already happened in this thread would be conductive to both an informative thread and acquisition of corals. In other words, no, probably not
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Hey, anyone want to sell a frag of elegance? I'll PM you back Zepplin. Thanks.
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