Growth Rate of Tubastrea?

[happyclam]

I was just curious what the average growth rate of Tubastrea is in aquaria. Thanks!

 

[aninjaatemyshoe]

That would depend upon the species and largely upon how much you feed it. Most species grow pretty fast when conditions are just right for them and they're receiving tons of food. I know someone who has had colonies of T. micrantha spreading around his tank within months, but he fed his tank far more than most people would be willing to do. He never even had to feed his Tubastrea directly, they were fed mainly from swarms of copepods, amphipods, and mysis shrimp that he had growing in his tank.

 

[hotrodolds]

well in 6weeks or so every one of my "adult"? polyps has at least 1 or two new heads beginning to show thru the sides, many with 2-3, and even the smallest of the babies on the fringes of the colony has grown substantially. Id honestly say its gonna be doubled in size by december. Thats even with a 48hr powerouttage/anemone death that almost nuked the tank.

I feed them, my platygyra and trumpets pe-mysis probably 3-5 times a week