At what point does a "frag" become a "colony"?

[dixiedog]

Where do you consider the dividing line to be?

I think about weird stuff this time of day.

 

[whipit]

for me more than 10 polyps is a colony but not sure what everyone else thinks. good question

 

[nvdiz]

for me more than 10 polyps is a colony but not sure what everyone else thinks. good question

i dont think that would apply for sps... a 1/4" frag can have 10 polyps+ easily. For zoas/LPS I would consider that a mini colony.

I would consider SPS corals to be colonies when they're around 3" x 3"

 

[jdhuyvetter]

I have frags that are bigger than 3x3!!!

(OK, they are left over frags from last falls frag swap that never sold, but they are in the "frag tank")

 

[whipit]

i dont think that would apply for sps... a 1/4" frag can have 10 polyps+ easily. For zoas/LPS I would consider that a mini colony.

I would consider SPS corals to be colonies when they're around 3" x 3"

my bad I didn't even notice it's in the sps section:lmao:

 

[gsoaxionsk8]

personally i think when they get about the size of a baseball (with the exception of stags, formosas and other acros of the sort)

 

[Whisperer]

I think at least 5 branches at least 2 inches each would look like a mini-colony for a tabling acro. For a branching acropora, 5 inches with at least 3 branches, one of which at least 2 inches long is my arbitrary colony.

 

[crispyreef]

When it's ready to frag again.

 

[serpentman]

Its pretty subjective. However, the size of a "colony" has shrunk considerably over the years. Although I would argue against simply calling something that can be fragged a colony. There are a lot of folks out there fragging frags that are IMO mislabeled as colonies. IMO, a colony is at least the size of your fist or baseball and a "micro-colony" is about the size of a chicken egg.

 

[SDguy]

When you can cut a 2" frag off it, and you won't notice it missing

 

[serpentman]

When you can cut a 2" frag off it, and you won't notice it missing

Amen