Karen, Billy and Scott.. how are those blasto frags doing?

Fishfood · Post by **Fishfood** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 2:58 pm

I'm just curious how they are doing in your tanks. My small colony seems to be receding at the top. I think they were getting too much light. I moved them into more shade yesterday and they are twice as big as they have been in the past 2 months. I'm still getting new heads on the under side of the rock that I have to figure out how to frag off.

Drew

Jahdiel · Post by **Jahdiel** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:03 pm

Funny you asked that, just found it yesterday. It got lost in a sand storm a few weeks ago when the seio dropped. But it has risen it's beautiful little head back up. Do you remember the tri frag on the round mounting rock? Well I will try and get a pic later on for you.

Fishfood · Post by **Fishfood** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:49 pm

I need to get by and see what all you have now adays and maybe get a little frag of something for that tank deal. Nothing special but something different. I put myself on restriction and can not buy anything until december. I can only trade frags.

I'm not sure what tri frag you were talking about.

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:46 pm

Looks good, just doesn't grow fast enough

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Fishfood · Post by **Fishfood** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:48 pm

Mine isn't growing too fast either. Other then the ones that are receding on the top becuase of the light i have about 8 on the under side of the rock that are about the size of a pencil eraser.

Jahdiel · Post by **Jahdiel** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:50 pm

Mine is the same size as when you gave us it. There must be some kind of secret to these little guys.

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:01 pm

From what I have read the Blastomussa wellsi are very slow growers. The frag I got from Drew had a small polyp on the side and it has maybe doubled in size (from about 1/8" to 1/4").

Fishfood · Post by **Fishfood** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:44 pm

the odd thing is the one i gave to karen and billy was not even a full head when i fragged off scott's. It was just a little sliver that i thought oh what the hell i'll glue it to a rock and see what happens. If filled in in no time and started to grow. I just fragged one that was a little smaller then an eraser. I'm curious how long it will take to grow out to even just the size of a dime.

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:28 pm

That may be the trick to forcing them to grow. If another polyp starts budding I may cut it off and then cut it in half.

Jahdiel · Post by **Jahdiel** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 10:31 pm

Well the little bugger is on the run again. It doesn't want to be reglued down. But i did get this picture for you. What do you think.

Fishfood · Post by **Fishfood** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 6:09 am

Its looking good. Mine is growing but doesn't have too much color to it.

Redfish · Post by **Redfish** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:24 am

Nice. Lets see it under normal lighting. I'll bet it is just as nice.

Phil

Fishfood · Post by **Fishfood** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:32 am

it probably looks 10x better then the main colony i broke off of that plug. Mine has turned almost all brown and just has a slight blue on the tips of a few branches. I don't know whats wrong because about 6 inches away is my ORA tort frag that is purple with green polyps.

Jahdiel · Post by **Jahdiel** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:31 pm

Day light It really is this color

Fishfood · Post by **Fishfood** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:36 pm

you want the entire colony for that nub?

I guess it has something to do with my lighting or maybe even the red bugs? I have new bulbs coming this week and with the addition of the T5's hopefully i can get that kind of color.