allelopathy: inhibition of growth in one species by chemicals produced by another
- Thread starter Gary Majchrzak
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Capt_Cully
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Nice!!! Did you ever get a skimmer? Also do you have hole bits? I got mine off of ebay for like $4, $7 w/shipping. Work like a charm. How about a build thread!
Capt_Cully
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Found another one. These two have been taunting each other for almost a year. The one on the Right is an ORA yellow tort, though in my tank it's more green, that I got from Zanclus. Pink pocci is from Jedi-Stephen's tank tear down. On only one occasion did the tort grow an arm that went above the pocci. When it got too close, alleopathy went out the window and all out nematocyst warfare took place. I fragged the tort and the pocci grew back over. I'm not sure which one would have won, but they both seem happy to stay away from each other.
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
nice pix, Cully!
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
anybody outside URS care to share their pix showing allelopathy with us here?
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
thread update
thread update
January 2008
March 2008
Pocillipora is using it's upright growth habit to overcome it's neighbors
thread update
January 2008
March 2008
Pocillipora is using it's upright growth habit to overcome it's neighbors
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
carbon definitely helps to alleviate the problem. So does regular water changes. Removing a wickedly offensive toxic coral can have dramatic results too, IME.
dreaminmel
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Great thread Gary. I've been watching a dilemna unfold in my tank. I have a Monti hispida in between A. nana and A. tenius. The hispida starts trying to grow on the edges of the nana and tenius and then gets killed off where it touches them. Then it'll try again after growing up a little and just get denied access over and over... Now I have a blue mille coming into the mix from the far left side. I really need to break up that rock and mix things up a bit. 
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
you know what they say
you know what they say
if you don't have pix it didn't happen
you know what they say
if you don't have pix it didn't happen
dreaminmel
New member
I'll snatch a pic for yas tomorrow soon as the lights come on... It's gonna be hard to clearly get though cuz they're at the back of the tank and I still haven't figured out how to get clear shots of stuff back there... Off to put some horsies to bed. 
It's gonna be hard to clearly get though cuz they're at the back of the tank and I still haven't figured out how to get clear shots of stuff back there... Off to put some horsies to bed. 
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
agreed- I want a frag of that type of Poci as well
here's a nice paper that explains allelopathy in much greater detail. Allelopathy is something that actually affects the way that living coral reefs develop over time. Amazing stuff.
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Entomology/courses/en570/papers_1998/lindberg.htm
here's a nice paper that explains allelopathy in much greater detail. Allelopathy is something that actually affects the way that living coral reefs develop over time. Amazing stuff.
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Entomology/courses/en570/papers_1998/lindberg.htm
dreaminmel
New member
As promised...
(It should be noted I didn't intentionally put the monti there. It grew from a 3cm sliver that was there from the move last year.)
Here is a pic showing the "monti in the middle" dilemna. It keeps trying to stretch out sideways and the nana and tenius aren't hearing it.
Here is a shot showing the mille that's creepin' into the scenario. I can't help but wonder if the nana above is purposefully avoiding sending branches out the mille's way.
(It should be noted I didn't intentionally put the monti there. It grew from a 3cm sliver that was there from the move last year.)
Here is a pic showing the "monti in the middle" dilemna. It keeps trying to stretch out sideways and the nana and tenius aren't hearing it.
Here is a shot showing the mille that's creepin' into the scenario. I can't help but wonder if the nana above is purposefully avoiding sending branches out the mille's way.
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
nice pix! Looks like that Montipora is going to grow downward along the length of the clam. Kewl.
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
it's not even my job and I like it
mark fanara
New member
Cool pics. I'm gonna have to take a closer look in my tank now.
