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Hydnophora (cont.) |
| 'webbing'
touched has since died. But it was
an amazing sight. Fortunately, the
little piece was one of a few remnants
from a parent colony I lost last
year but NOT my main daughter colony.
And some of you may remember that
the Hydno itself is a remnant of
a large colony I sold some time ago.
In any event, neither predator nor
prey can be removed without tearing
up huge chunks of the rockwork and
I'm not about to do that anytime
soon. I will monitor the Hydno's
growth rate and attempt to control
how far it can reach. Other
than its apparent propensity for
'Scleractinopathic' behavior, it's
really a beautiful piece that screams
fluorescent green under the actinics.
It is also just 'different' looking
enough to add some diversity to the
tank and break up the primarily vertical
growth forms of the other corals
near (but not too near) it. Were
it not so deadly, I'd call
it a must have. |
Merulina Go!
 Continues
to be encroached upon by its neighbors.
Also has some die-off due to occasional
contact with huge Frogspawn. I really
don't know what to do about this
piece because I simply have no other
place to put it right now…or
even a frag of it! Overall, it certainly
seems to be hanging in there so I'm
not overly concerned just yet. But
should I decide to go with the Darwinian 'Only
the strong survive' methodology
of reefkeeping, I don't know
whether this coral would exist in another
year or so. |
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Montipora Go!
Much
like in the Acropora section,
this category has also undergone
a few changes since last winter.
There have been some wonderful
additions and a few unfortunate
subtractions due to space limitations.
All in all though, this group
has done exceedingly well. |
| Montipora
capricornis 1 This
has been such a tenacious piece,
I wouldn't have the heart
to get rid of it now. It's
been crowded, had LR sitting on
it, been fragged, chisled, and
had everything done to it except
being shot and it's still
here. Not just here, but thicker
than ever and, in my opinion, more
beautiful than ever. Its main competitor
for space and light right now is
the big A. efflourenses, which
I've been promising to frag
for over a year. The efflo is positioned
a bit higher in the tank and therefore
has the early competitive edge.
The monti, has responded by actually
growing vertically, almost column-like
where it receives the most light
and should in fact be TALLER than
the efflo if the two ever meet.
That's when things could
really get interesting. Would the
monti then begin to 'spread' again,
now effectively shading out the
efflo or would the two just call
it a draw and grow around each
other? I haven't yet decided
what tact to take here yet. But
as these are two of the hardiest,
and seemingly most indestructible
pieces in the tank, this is the
kind of 'reality viewing' I
could really get into. |
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