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I have a branching GSP that seems to put on a growth spurt every time I snip a few of it's branches off. I actually find it's resilience amazing. Hack away with some scissors and it yells "tis but a scratch!"
I just snipped a chunk off of my sinularia because it was just getting too big and afterward it stood more upright than it had in a while and I can't help but think that removing all that weight made a happier coral. We'll have to wait and see if it puts on a growth spurt.
With SPS my only fragging experience has been in the name of saving a life. STN, RTN. Snip that last group of polyps that still have color! And it often works! But I've found those 1/4" and 1/2" pieces do nothing remotely like a growth spurt. Recovery is slow and laborious.
So perhaps it depends on the coral species and perhaps depends on the health and maturity of the original colony?
I just snipped a chunk off of my sinularia because it was just getting too big and afterward it stood more upright than it had in a while and I can't help but think that removing all that weight made a happier coral. We'll have to wait and see if it puts on a growth spurt.
With SPS my only fragging experience has been in the name of saving a life. STN, RTN. Snip that last group of polyps that still have color! And it often works! But I've found those 1/4" and 1/2" pieces do nothing remotely like a growth spurt. Recovery is slow and laborious.
So perhaps it depends on the coral species and perhaps depends on the health and maturity of the original colony?