Fragging rhizo?

[Nemo Niblets]

Can you frag a rhizo? I'd like to know before I buy one. So I can frag it and sell half to lighten the load.

I'd also like to know how fast they grow..

Thanks!

 

[SALT WATER CRAZ]

I have seen one cut in half, They are not going to grow there skeleton back fast though..

 

[stunreefer]

Like SWC said, it can be done. The flesh heals pretty quick and will generally begin eating within two weeks, but it will take years for any noticable skeletal growth.

 

[Nemo Niblets]

Oh... that's a bummer. They do pop off babies though?

 

[stunreefer]

No, at least not as a Dendrophyllia would. They are very different in growth pattern and speed than them (I'm assuming that's what you're referring to when mentioning popping off babies). Rhizotruchus typus is a solitary animal that doesn't form colonies.

http://blog.jendub.com/2007/07/02/coral-showcase---rhizotrochus.aspx

With that said the one's that I've seen fragged look awesome when they're fully opened. It's hard to tell that they've even been fragged once the tissue heals.

 

[uhuru]

The rhizo on top was fragged at cherry corals (I think Austin helped):

 

[Nemo Niblets]

The rhizo on top was fragged at cherry corals (I think Austin helped):

Does it make it any weaker? And is that a dendro on top?

I want a rhizo so baaaddddd :sad2:

 

[uhuru]

No, it does perfectly fine. The yellow on the very top is a dendro.