Kenya tree coral moved on it's own.

SCRID · 09/15/2013, 10:37 AM

I had a Kenya tree coral with a one stem base.
Then the stem or "trunk" kept bumping into a higher piece of LR and it bonded to it. So then it had two bases.
Now it seems it is abandoning the lower original base and completely moving to the upper location.
Theres just a small 1/8" piece of it still on the lower LR with a thin string connecting them.
Is this normal?
I was unaware they could do that.
Was hoping the lower piece may spawn a new unit.

rapture · 09/15/2013, 12:31 PM

anything is possible that stuff is like a weed. no matter how hard I try I cant get rid of the stuff. it originally came as a hitch hiker from another piece of rock I took from another tank.

Josh40996 · 09/15/2013, 01:04 PM

I have heard of several cases of this in this particular coral as well as witnessed this with a toadstool. In the cases I have read, the coral eventually detaches itself from the original anchor point and the flesh left behind grows into a new coral. With my toadstool, it detached from the original anchor point and a new one sprouted in its place.

jerpa · 09/15/2013, 02:28 PM

When I had a Kenya in my 29 it moved up the rockwork a few inches over the course of a year. In ny case it left no flesh behind. It simply moved.

SCRID · 09/15/2013, 02:41 PM

cool!
thanks for the info everyone.
i don't have a whole lot for corals right now so another one growing would be welcomed.
they look pretty serene moving in the water currents.

SCRID · 09/15/2013, 02:44 PM

on another note i dropped a tiger serpent star in today. i'd like to get a blue linkia star eventually but not sure if they would fight?

Bnaum85 · 09/16/2013, 09:13 AM

I have read that Kenya trees "self frag" and for that reason a lot of people don't stock them because they become invasive. It is interesting that instead of dropping a limb the whole thing moved.

09/15/2013, 10:37 AM	#1
SCRID Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 67	Kenya tree coral moved on it's own. I had a Kenya tree coral with a one stem base. Then the stem or "trunk" kept bumping into a higher piece of LR and it bonded to it. So then it had two bases. Now it seems it is abandoning the lower original base and completely moving to the upper location. Theres just a small 1/8" piece of it still on the lower LR with a thin string connecting them. Is this normal? I was unaware they could do that. Was hoping the lower piece may spawn a new unit.

09/15/2013, 02:28 PM	#4
jerpa Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 2,174	When I had a Kenya in my 29 it moved up the rockwork a few inches over the course of a year. In ny case it left no flesh behind. It simply moved. __________________ Jer Current Tank Info: 40b basement sump, 40b refugium, 30g frag

09/15/2013, 12:31 PM	#2
rapture Moved On Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: mesa az. Posts: 475	anything is possible that stuff is like a weed. no matter how hard I try I cant get rid of the stuff. it originally came as a hitch hiker from another piece of rock I took from another tank.

09/15/2013, 01:04 PM	#3
Josh40996 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 415	I have heard of several cases of this in this particular coral as well as witnessed this with a toadstool. In the cases I have read, the coral eventually detaches itself from the original anchor point and the flesh left behind grows into a new coral. With my toadstool, it detached from the original anchor point and a new one sprouted in its place.

09/15/2013, 02:41 PM	#5
SCRID Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 67	cool! thanks for the info everyone. i don't have a whole lot for corals right now so another one growing would be welcomed. they look pretty serene moving in the water currents.

09/15/2013, 02:44 PM	#6
SCRID Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 67	on another note i dropped a tiger serpent star in today. i'd like to get a blue linkia star eventually but not sure if they would fight?

09/16/2013, 09:13 AM	#7
Bnaum85 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 63	I have read that Kenya trees "self frag" and for that reason a lot of people don't stock them because they become invasive. It is interesting that instead of dropping a limb the whole thing moved.