DO you guys know how/if bubble coral divides (reproduces)? - Aquarium Advice

jasno999 · 03-23-2006, 02:05 PM

Jsut wondering if bubble coral will divide by itself?

Scottm · 03-23-2006, 04:57 PM

doesn't divide ime but it does bud. it seems to form small buds at the base of the fleshy part of the coral.

revhtree · 03-23-2006, 05:49 PM

Not sure exactly how it does it, but I bought one that had a huge skeleton that and half of it had dies off. Since then 3 small little colonies formes there and are now covering it.

jasno999 · 03-24-2006, 07:32 AM

I am still sort of confused by your expalation.

**melosu58** · 03-24-2006, 02:15 PM

I have had mine 5 years with no reproduction. but I have heard that they will under ideal conditions that they will produce small buds that will show up on the skelaton.

jasno999 · 03-24-2006, 03:34 PM

Ok so do these buds show up on the opposite side of where the bubbles are at?

On mine I have this strange white thing growing slowley un the other side of the bubble in its hard or out of its hard skeloton. I guess you could call it a bud. It looks sor of like a white polyup or something. It looks liek a white pimple.

I can try to take a picture but I doubt with its location that it would really come out.

Think this could be it reproducing? I have been directly feedign mine each week and he has definitly grown since. Maybe you should try direct feeding yours a piece of shrimp he might like it.

**melosu58** · 03-24-2006, 03:56 PM

I dont target feed anything in my tank except my carnation and sun polyps and that only plankton. I`ve seen many a coral killed from target feeding not to say that it`s wrong. There is plenty of light in the tank that helps to feed most corals in the tank. Many people do target feed and that`s good as long as it does not overfeed. I just choose not to.

03-23-2006, 02:05 PM	#1
jasno999 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: King of Prussia, PA Posts: 527	DO you guys know how/if bubble coral divides (reproduces)? Jsut wondering if bubble coral will divide by itself?

03-23-2006, 05:49 PM	#3
revhtree Aquarium Advice Addict Community Admin Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rossville. Ga Posts: 4,033 Images: 1	Not sure exactly how it does it, but I bought one that had a huge skeleton that and half of it had dies off. Since then 3 small little colonies formes there and are now covering it. __________________ Remember to Keep Christ First! 120G - Deltec AP601 Skimmer - Reefkeeper2 - Geo 618 - (2)Tunze 6100 - Tunze 6212 Wave Box - (2) 250w MH's w/VHO

03-24-2006, 02:15 PM	#5
melosu58 SW 10 yrs and over Community Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Va Posts: 12,135 Images: 76	I have had mine 5 years with no reproduction. but I have heard that they will under ideal conditions that they will produce small buds that will show up on the skelaton. __________________ View My Tanks Click here to Visit FantasyReef

03-24-2006, 03:56 PM	#7
melosu58 SW 10 yrs and over Community Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Va Posts: 12,135 Images: 76	I dont target feed anything in my tank except my carnation and sun polyps and that only plankton. I`ve seen many a coral killed from target feeding not to say that it`s wrong. There is plenty of light in the tank that helps to feed most corals in the tank. Many people do target feed and that`s good as long as it does not overfeed. I just choose not to. __________________ View My Tanks Click here to Visit FantasyReef

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03-23-2006, 04:57 PM	#2
Scottm Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: BFE North carolina Posts: 452	doesn't divide ime but it does bud. it seems to form small buds at the base of the fleshy part of the coral.

03-24-2006, 07:32 AM	#4
jasno999 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: King of Prussia, PA Posts: 527	I am still sort of confused by your expalation.

03-24-2006, 03:34 PM	#6
jasno999 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: King of Prussia, PA Posts: 527	Ok so do these buds show up on the opposite side of where the bubbles are at? On mine I have this strange white thing growing slowley un the other side of the bubble in its hard or out of its hard skeloton. I guess you could call it a bud. It looks sor of like a white polyup or something. It looks liek a white pimple. I can try to take a picture but I doubt with its location that it would really come out. Think this could be it reproducing? I have been directly feedign mine each week and he has definitly grown since. Maybe you should try direct feeding yours a piece of shrimp he might like it.

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