Branching Duncans

[dough]

I see branching duncans for sales quite a bit. I've never purchased one, do they remain branching or do they eventually form a "ball"?

 

[lapin]

I once saw one in a lfs that was maybe 1-1/2 “ feet long with a lot of branches. Not for sale .

 

[twentyleagues]

I see branching duncans for sales quite a bit. I've never purchased one, do they remain branching or do they eventually form a "ball"?

I think in a tank they will all eventually fill in with polyps and loose the branch look. I got a 6" piece of one that was definitely "branching" it has not grown longer in the about a year I have had it, but it is completely filled out with polyps now and no longer looks like it did. It now looks more like a foot ball I guess (American foot ball). Its still a cool neon green color and if you look at it from the bottom you still see the "branch". The skeletons of Duncans grow thick and slow the flesh and polyps in our tanks do not there is too much food available I think. I was really hoping it would continue to look like a branch, but figured from past experiences with Duncans it probably would not. Either way I still love it.

 

[twentyleagues]

The last Pic is most recent but still a couple months old. Way more polyps now.

 

[RedReefer]

Dang I miss my Duncans....

 

[dough]

I do as well. I sold mine last year that was the size of a grape fruit, so I'm looking to purchase another one.

Dang I miss my Duncans....

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Dang I miss my Duncans....

I know makes me miss the one I had in my tank too

 

[RedReefer]

A few tanks ago, probably in the early 2000s I grew a colony the size of a soccer ball from a single head. Never got anymore Duncan after I broke down that tank.