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I've heard this too. Giving a little snip to the tip has helped quite a few overcome this issue I think. IIRC @hybridazn at one point had a millepora that wouldn't do anything but encrust, and he got it to start going vertical by doing something along these lines. Maybe some of our #SPSexperts can give a few additional tips.what ive done in the past is clip off the terminal polyp or about top 3mm or so this always seems to encourage a jump in growth for me
I've heard this too. Giving a little snip to the tip has helped quite a few overcome this issue I think. IIRC @hybridazn at one point had a millepora that wouldn't do anything but encrust, and he got it to start going vertical by doing something along these lines. Maybe some of our #SPSexperts can give a few additional tips.
They have to have energy to heal if you are going to snip them. If they are struggling, then they will not heal the cut, you will get algae on it and you will set it back further. I would not risk a snip until you are totally sure that it is thriving otherwise. If it had a good base, then I would do it.. but not this one.
If it is truly a yellow color, then this probably a transitional color from red to green, or green to red in a Tenius. Is it a true yellow under daylight, or more greenish yellow? Depending, then this could be another indication that it might not be totally healthy and might want to snip until it gets a permanent color.
I have had my share of frags that wouldn’t grow. I never snipped the tip but in hindsight should have on those that looked healthy. I agree with @jda about not topping off a struggling coral. In terms of defining struggling, I would use loss of color, paling and reduced polyp extension as indicators. I have also seen some that are being outcompeted at the base by coralline algae. I view an encrusting sps as healthy even without vertical growth.
I’ve never really gotten a good handle on why some frags that look happy, colorful and good polyp extension sit dormant. I’ve had multiple frags sit for anywhere between a year or two before finally blossoming. I don’t move sps around much but likely tried a couple different spots for the dormant ones. Location change isn’t what helped, just time, lots of it.
The acros that ive had the longest and grow you cant even notice a plug is under it. I guess if your frags are rocking back and forth non stop that could be an issue. Im gonna clip it some and mount 2 pieces on seperate plugs one standing up and the other laying down, and leave them at the same height.I was told that if they are left on a frag plug they will grow slower since every time it get bumped or hit with a current the frag will move and the polyps will retreat and reserve energy. Some people down here say that you need to glue it down before you get good growth on an acro. I personally have no experience with this as I like LPS, and my only sps are birds nests, I am just putting this idea out there in case no one has heard it before.
The acros that ive had the longest and grow you cant even notice a plug is under it. I guess if your frags are rocking back and forth non stop that could be an issue. Im gonna clip it some and mount 2 pieces on seperate plugs one standing up and the other laying down, and leave them at the same height.