Hi -
I purchased a larger polyped blasto frag with the green center and red "lips" around September. The frag started with 3 full polyps and a 1/4 polyp. The 1/4 polyp has since grown to a full polyp, and the polyps have grown larger but not much else in the way of new polyps. At the same swap i bought another blasto with the much smaller polyps that is pretty much doing the same thing.
I am curious what the growth rate is for blasto's in general, if this is normal, or if i should try to change something to get them growing better. I feed them about once a week and they are definitely eating. They also look healthy. I read that they are slow growing, but this seems ridiculous! I also read that they do not like to form new growth on their skeletons, but I am not sure how to accomodate that with the larger polyped blasto. All my other SPS/LPS/Softies are doing well and the parameters are in check. Other frags that i got at the same time are starting to make me wonder if I am doing something wrong with these. Both frags near the bottom of the tank, but not on the sand. Lighting is T5. Also, i am not clear on how these multiply - do the polyps split (like on a candy cane) or something else?
I purchased a larger polyped blasto frag with the green center and red "lips" around September. The frag started with 3 full polyps and a 1/4 polyp. The 1/4 polyp has since grown to a full polyp, and the polyps have grown larger but not much else in the way of new polyps. At the same swap i bought another blasto with the much smaller polyps that is pretty much doing the same thing.
I am curious what the growth rate is for blasto's in general, if this is normal, or if i should try to change something to get them growing better. I feed them about once a week and they are definitely eating. They also look healthy. I read that they are slow growing, but this seems ridiculous! I also read that they do not like to form new growth on their skeletons, but I am not sure how to accomodate that with the larger polyped blasto. All my other SPS/LPS/Softies are doing well and the parameters are in check. Other frags that i got at the same time are starting to make me wonder if I am doing something wrong with these. Both frags near the bottom of the tank, but not on the sand. Lighting is T5. Also, i am not clear on how these multiply - do the polyps split (like on a candy cane) or something else?
