Frog spawn tentacles dividing? Is this normal?

AZMSGT · Oct 15, 2019

I bought my Frogspawn recently and all the tentacles were fairly uniform. Straight with one colored head. Now I am seeing several tentacles dividing. Is this normal and how this organism grows? This is my first foray into Corals. I was a FOLWR guy years ago.

Sorry for the quality of the picture. I just turned the lights on to take the picture. During the normal lighting the tentacles are normally longer and fuller. Also I edited the image allot to emphisise the dividing tentacles.

flsalty · Oct 15, 2019

Yes, that is normal.

ScottR · Oct 15, 2019

AZMSGT said:
I bought my Frogspawn recently and all the tentacles were fairly uniform. Straight with one colored head. Now I am seeing several tentacles dividing. Is this normal and how this organism grows? This is my first foray into Corals. I was a FOLWR guy years ago.

Sorry for the quality of the picture. I just turned the lights on to take the picture. During the normal lighting the tentacles are normally longer and fuller. Also I edited the image allot to emphisise the dividing tentacles.

This is what gives a frogspawn it’s characteristic that sets it apart from a torch or hammer. Where a torch or hammer has a single tip on each tentacle, a frogspawn has many. As it grows out more, you’ll see more and more. Looks like a baby at the moment.

AZMSGT · Oct 15, 2019

ScottR said:
This is what gives a frogspawn it’s characteristic that sets it apart from a torch or hammer. Where a torch or hammer has a single tip on each tentacle, a frogspawn has many. As it grows out more, you’ll see more and more. Looks like a baby at the moment.

Thank you.. yea it’s got about a 1” diameter base. In the 5 days it’s been in this tank it seems happy.

ScottR · Oct 16, 2019

AZMSGT said:
Thank you.. yea it’s got about a 1” diameter base. In the 5 days it’s been in this tank it seems happy.

It’s got nice coloration. I rarely see frogspawns like that in person anymore. They’re usually mostly green. I’d pay good money for one like that. Ona side note, ime, euphyllia tend to do better when I get them as a smaller pieces. They grow significantly after 3-4 months but it’ll probably be forever before you see a new head.