Siffy
New member
I know we've all read the "Zoa Growth" threads with someone asking "OMG I just got this XXXX color zoa rock. How fast do they grow?" They're typically quite ambiguous and all they tell about their new zoas are they're "pretty".
I've been told by a friend that he noticed quickest growth out of small frags. 3-5 polyps.
Anyone noticed any trends? Small frags, large frags (10-15), colonies? Does the growth slow as the colony gets larger or does the growth continue or become faster as the colony better establishes itself?
I'm wondering if taking a small colony (~30 polyps) and cutting it into smaller pieces and spreading them out over a larger rock would increase the overall growth rate. Aside from the obvious increase in perimeter and thus available resources (area to bud off to), I'm curious if there is possibly something telling small groups of zoanthids to reproduce faster.
I've been told by a friend that he noticed quickest growth out of small frags. 3-5 polyps.
Anyone noticed any trends? Small frags, large frags (10-15), colonies? Does the growth slow as the colony gets larger or does the growth continue or become faster as the colony better establishes itself?
I'm wondering if taking a small colony (~30 polyps) and cutting it into smaller pieces and spreading them out over a larger rock would increase the overall growth rate. Aside from the obvious increase in perimeter and thus available resources (area to bud off to), I'm curious if there is possibly something telling small groups of zoanthids to reproduce faster.