monti cap regrowth ?

[criccio]

If a monti cap was completely lost to disease and bleached out, would it be possible to place a new, healthy monti cap frag on the dead colony skeleton to "seed" new growth on it? Do you think it would cover the old skeleton like a new layer of skin, or do you think it would take on a whole new growth structure?

 

[timespinner]

I recently saw one in a local LFS that had almost completely died - but it had some new growth. It looked like the new growth was adding a new layer and new whorls to the old skeleton, so it looked like it would always be obvious that some parts of it had died.

 

[menard]

Re: monti cap regrowth ?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8032089#post8032089 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by criccio
If a monti cap was completely lost to disease and bleached out, would it be possible to place a new, healthy monti cap frag on the dead colony skeleton to "seed" new growth on it? Do you think it would cover the old skeleton like a new layer of skin, or do you think it would take on a whole new growth structure?

Sure U can, but they will not take the same shape like the dead one.

 

[Sullyman]

I had one die back so far, I almost pitched it, gave it some more time and it back all the way. It grew back over the old skeleton, similar in shape, but not the same.

 

[Wiskey]

Why not put star pylops on the old skeliton? I think that would look super cool!

Whiskey

 

[criccio]

Thanks guys. I just picked up this gorgeous swirling red cap over the weekend and it's already brown jellying on me but I don't want to frag it because I absolutely love it's formation. Do you think a frag would take on the same formation as the mother colony? I just hate frags though.

 

[shelburn61]

maybe, but formation is more a function of flow and light conditions

 

[Mchava]

or if you losse the whole piece just take an encrusting monti and lay it there that will grow onto the dead skelonton cuase that what it does.
JMO

 

[garvondavis14]

yeah, i was gonna say try an incrusting monti or something else, like gsp as wiskey said

 

[panic]

nope, it will attach to the skeleton but in its own formation which is mostly up. Break off the the infected parts or at least scrub it off with a tooth brush and give it an iodine soak.