I'll keep you posted lol I've 1/2 of my colonies about a year the longest running is the glitterbomb where I posted the before pic it was a freebie from aqua sd looked super bleached when I got it but has great growth so far and that was a year ago but unless something goes super sideways I don't see it going down hill knock on woodSo my LFS told me that these dont last more than 6 months to a year?