gary greguire
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I will let you know how it goes......
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I will let you know how it goes......
moriartiholmes
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Is that the Emerald Gate Keeper? lol
This should be interesting to see what happens.
Has anyone tried to leave one of these corals upside down to get it to produce daughter colonies?
This should be interesting to see what happens.
Has anyone tried to leave one of these corals upside down to get it to produce daughter colonies?
gary greguire
Premium Member
never heard of that I only have one to experiment with some one else will have to try that and let us know.
moriartiholmes
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From this Eric Borneman article, http://www.reefs.org/library/aquarium_net/0897/0897_1.html
"As if these attributes are not sufficiently unique, fungia also has a special mode of reproduction. While normal sexual reproduction occurs with a release of gametes into the surrounding water, fungia reproduce asexually through the formation of anthocauli. These genetically identical daughter colonies are formed from bit of skeleton and tissue of the parent colony. Often, if there is an injury or if the parent is partially buried in substrate, the coral begins an active decalcification process whereby the injured area of skeleton dissolves and separates through the formation of certain biochemical controls and enzymes. These cellular processes seem to initiate a calcium gradient where the intracellular calcium concentration is actively pumped out, allowing a net efflux of calcium from the skeleton. The actions of the normally present burrowing algae, Cliona sp., is then able to initiate further decalcification. Following the process, the result of which is akin to the coral "cutting off its own arm, the remaining fragments of skeleton with attached tissue separate from the parent colony and move outward to begin their own solitary life. These specialized anthocauli daughter colonies can also form from planulae under non-traumatic conditions. There is yet another method of reproduction in fungia that is also asexual. The fungiids are all highly regenerative, and provided that at least 1/6th of the skeleton is intact if broken, a new coral can regenerate wholly from the part. Thus, fungia is obviously well adapted to survival and the continuance of its progeny."
Good thing you cut yours in five pieces
"As if these attributes are not sufficiently unique, fungia also has a special mode of reproduction. While normal sexual reproduction occurs with a release of gametes into the surrounding water, fungia reproduce asexually through the formation of anthocauli. These genetically identical daughter colonies are formed from bit of skeleton and tissue of the parent colony. Often, if there is an injury or if the parent is partially buried in substrate, the coral begins an active decalcification process whereby the injured area of skeleton dissolves and separates through the formation of certain biochemical controls and enzymes. These cellular processes seem to initiate a calcium gradient where the intracellular calcium concentration is actively pumped out, allowing a net efflux of calcium from the skeleton. The actions of the normally present burrowing algae, Cliona sp., is then able to initiate further decalcification. Following the process, the result of which is akin to the coral "cutting off its own arm, the remaining fragments of skeleton with attached tissue separate from the parent colony and move outward to begin their own solitary life. These specialized anthocauli daughter colonies can also form from planulae under non-traumatic conditions. There is yet another method of reproduction in fungia that is also asexual. The fungiids are all highly regenerative, and provided that at least 1/6th of the skeleton is intact if broken, a new coral can regenerate wholly from the part. Thus, fungia is obviously well adapted to survival and the continuance of its progeny."
Good thing you cut yours in five pieces
moriartiholmes
New member
I saw this in two Fungia's at Niagara Aquarium (?) on Military road in Tonawanda. The two corals had died and been left in the tank to become live rock. Instead they produced about a dozen quarter size colonies each!
gary greguire
Premium Member
In answer to some questions.
I have had this coral for about 3 years.
I am not shure on the health and Happiness of the coral it was gaping at the mouth from time to time but very fleshy. and good color.
I used a hammer & chisel to frag it.
I will continue to post results as things change.
I also fragged one of my wellsiphila "SP" brain corals that was stung by an acan I will let everyone know how that one fares also.
I have had this coral for about 3 years.
I am not shure on the health and Happiness of the coral it was gaping at the mouth from time to time but very fleshy. and good color.
I used a hammer & chisel to frag it.
I will continue to post results as things change.
I also fragged one of my wellsiphila "SP" brain corals that was stung by an acan I will let everyone know how that one fares also.
gary greguire
Premium Member
day 2 all frags look good including the brain coral. I will post pics again in a week.
Friday Night
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Updates/Pics?
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
5 year old thread!
5 year old thread!
what a blast from the past.
I don't know if Gary G. or Guy still have reef aquarium stuff............
5 year old thread!
what a blast from the past.
I don't know if Gary G. or Guy still have reef aquarium stuff............
Capt_Cully
Active member
Yeah, Gary made a comeback a couple years back, then fell back into the RC abyss. I don't think he's been down to Syr or ABC anytime recently. Hope all is well with him. Very nice guy.
cardiffgiant
Active member
Awesome pic of the emerald crab in the first shot
St.james of reefdom
New member
Last I knew Gary G was slowly getting back into it ... he has been busy with building his Auto mechanic business..
reefboarder
Intelligent Donkey
Any one know if these frags survived and grew out?
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