allelopathy: inhibition of growth in one species by chemicals produced by another

[Gary Majchrzak]

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

umm....

does anybody see what's going on in the pic? :rolleye1:

 

[thriceanangel]

I'll bite... Looks like a colony of Pocillopora growing through Tubipora, and montipora. The tubipora has caused some growth inhibition on the Pocci, which has in turn done the same to the montipora?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

ding ding ding we have a winner!
I was wondering if anybody would see ALL of the warfare that was going on. I glued all 3 coral frags at around the same time. Apparently I didn't leave enough space between them

 

[Landolakes]

You need a bigger tank

 

[thriceanangel]

It'll be interesting to see how it ends up after they grow larger...

 

[Freed]

You sure they're just not stinging each other?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11503879#post11503879 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Freed
You sure they're just not stinging each other?

do you see any dead areas? Montipora, Pocillipora and Tubipora don't develop stinging "sweepers". What you see is the result of chemical warfare.

 

[bjromaine]

Now I understand what allelopathy is.
Thanks Gary

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

:thumbsup:

FWIW there's strong water movement around those corals, too.

 

[nwrogers]

My Pocillopora is doing the same thing to my Desalwii. They aren't touching but still the Pocillopora wins...

 

[thriceanangel]

Where'd you get the Desalwii? Thats stunning!

 

[nwrogers]

Well I got mine from drbronx, he got his from RyanM, and RyanM got it from someone in buffalo. I think he may have gotten it from S Helinski or kmagyar but I am not sure. Perhaps one of them will chime in.

 

[Capt_Cully]

I had the same thing going on here. Anytime the green monti got close enough to the (not sure if it's pocci or stylo) it died off and continued growing in another direction. The center coral (sp?) grew on its own terms:

 

[magdelan]

Wow, Mark... Your tank looks great. I love the pocci in the middle.

 

[Capt_Cully]

sad to say I finally lost that cap. Pocci is now twice that size. Cool while it lasted. thanks for the complement. How's your project coming?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

this has turned out to be a great thread. Any more folks have pix showing allelopathy?

 

[Capt_Cully]

I guess I didn't even notice because the pocci was so obvious, but apparently the green cap didn't like that candy cane much either.

Agree Gary, great thread. Nice to put a name with that silent little war that goes on between corals.

 

[thriceanangel]

If I could get my camera back.. I have a Mille that has done the same thing to a purple cap... Looks like the cap keeps getting its rear kicked by ALL the other corals...

Cully that is SOOOO cool.

 

[thriceanangel]

I also have a Montipora Spumosa that is encrusting all over a rock with corals stuck in it. It's now starting to rise, I wonder what will happen?