Coral Growth

[Dez]

Hmmmm, I've always wondered why is it that the ugly corals grow the fastest? What I've found is that the corals that I like less in my tank are the fastest growing corals and the ones that are "desired" grow so much slower. It's almost like the most expensive frag that I buy grows the slowest and the $10 - $15 dollar frags just grow like crazy. Or the most expensive corals change to a "normal" looking coral in my tank and when you give it away it becomes "super nice" again. It's kind of frustrating.

[lastlight]

You can buy those cheap frags for that price BECAUSE they grow so fast =)

[lockrookie]

maybe its like growing flowers they say if you talk to them and sing to them they grow faster....

[lastlight]

I sing some pretty darn silly songs to my kids and they're growing like weeds. I write some pretty catchy stuff but most of it's about poop. Not sure the corals would like it.

[Dez]

Don't corals eat fish poop. Maybe you're onto something there Brett.

[lastlight]

Lol good point. You must have your toilet's drain teed into your tank then!

[lockrookie]

my overflow sure sounds like its tied into the toilet at times...i cant sing to my corals im afriad ill break the glass.

[fishytime]

So true!......the other thing that "gets" me is.......the cheap corals are always the stingy-est and win in a coral fight.....

[kien]

I believe there is a category for this under Murphy's Law.

What frustrates me is when I buy a frag (or even a colony) of something that I think looks cool at the LFS (or someone's tank), I bring it home and within a few weeks it turns into an exact replica of a colony that I already had.. WTF!

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by kien

I bring it home and within a few weeks it turns into an exact replica of a colony that I already had.. WTF!

I used to have that problem with zoas strangely enough.