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Just throwing this out there to help other hobbyists. With Indo being open and so many shops able to get colonies in again, the chop shops have sharpened their bone cutters and are ready to take your money. Wild and maricultured colonies are very difficult to acclimate to captive life. I have about a 75% success rate, and many are much lower than that. Stores are now importing corals and immediately fragging them then selling them ASAP. More than likely that awesome rainbow Tenuis that you buy with the glue still not dried is not going to make it. I will NEVER buy a frag that has not begun to encrust. Doing so means it's not healed, and while it may survive and thrive, a healed encrusted frag has a much better chance of doing so. Don't waste your money on those fresh cut pieces. Buy aquacultured and you will have a much better success rate with your SPS! If you have questions on setup for SPS and how I have success with them, I'm always happy to help.. When I bring in wild or maricultured corals for brood stock they are in my systems for a minimum of 12 months before I frag them at all. this ensures that they have adapted to captivity and are ready for life in your slice of the ocean. The picture is of one of a maricultured piece that is now past the 12 month timeframe and has been successfully conditioned to captive life
Edit: It is important to distinguish between fresh cut maricultured / wild colonies and fresh cut aquacultured frags. While fresh cut of any coral will always have less of a chance to survive, fresh cut captive corals have a much higher survival rate than the chop sop methods I'm writing about.
Edit: It is important to distinguish between fresh cut maricultured / wild colonies and fresh cut aquacultured frags. While fresh cut of any coral will always have less of a chance to survive, fresh cut captive corals have a much higher survival rate than the chop sop methods I'm writing about.
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