acropora curriosity question

[ltouchette]

I have a green slimer with a few branches growing towards my overflow. I've noticed over the past several months that whenever a branch grows withink about 3/4 inch of the wall or whetver that it's starts to sprout a branch is anoher direction.

That's amazing, i was wondering how does it know that it's close to something and has to turn????

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[otolith]

Probably responding to the change in currents. Just give it time, however, as it'll most likely grow onto the glass and encrust away.

 

[ltouchette]

It's doing very well, quadrupled in size since I got it, just wondering how it knows to branch in another direction...

Here's a pic, this doesnt actually show the branches I'm talking about though...

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[Jeremy Blaze]

Doesn't look much like a green slimer to me. Looks happy though!

 

[FSOL]

It's funny, mine do the same.

Do the branches of your SPS get thinner as they grow longer? Mine started w/ thick green branches, but the longer they grow, the thinner they become. Is that normal?

 

[143gadgets]

It could be the nature of the acro, but it could also mean that you need more flow.

 

[FSOL]

So more flow means thicker branches? I got a ton of flow on this thing

 

[ltouchette]

It's a slimer, it slimes when it's agrivated, but it's not green, that was it's description when I bought it but it's really tan. It floresces pretty green under the actinics. Whatever it is I like it...

The branches are thinner at the end but they getter a little thicker as it grows..

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[143gadgets]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7479871#post7479871 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FSOL
So more flow means thicker branches? I got a ton of flow on this thing

In some cases, yes. It really depends upon the acro.