Is my scolymia growing a new head ???

[MohrReefs]

I found this picture of a croc island scoly growing a new one, but this one i notice the new polyp flesh attached to mother scoly.

I found this picture of a croc island scoly growing a new one, but this one i notice the new polyp flesh attached to mother scoly.

You see how it buds off the main polyp though? This is clinging directly to the skeleton. Look for retracting into a ball when poked.

 

[lba4590]

I had a majano pop up on a frag that looked exactly like this, that’s my vote

 

[ArtofReefing]

I had a majano pop up on a frag that looked exactly like this, that’s my vote

Is a Majano something I should be worried about being in my tank ? Should I get rid of the little guy ?

 

[ArtofReefing]

You see how it buds off the main polyp though? This is clinging directly to the skeleton. Look for retracting into a ball when poked.

Yes that's what I was thinking too. Mine isn't connected to the main polyp at all.

 

[Stuartmercer]

Would be curious to see what others say. Not sure if scolys grow new heads cause wouldn’t it be a branching coral then? Just my thoughts, could be totally wrong. How do scolymias propagate in the wild anyway besides sexual reproduction?

no they do grow new heads.

 

[tgcreef]

I vote tiny nem

 

[Zozi]

Today I notice same thing on my green scoly.

 

[afrokobe]

Today I notice same thing on my green scoly.

this actually looks like it could be a baby scoly

 

[Zozi]

He has a mouth in middle. And the shape of the scoly.

 

[damsels are not mean]

They don't tend to send out new heads from the base it's more like a candycane where they develop a new mouth in the flesh and eventually split into individual polyps. I could be wrong but I don't think it matters what we think because whatever the answer is we need to be patient.

 

[Zozi]

I discovered that today .. I will try to watch today when the lights go out.. Maybe i will see small guy eating

 

[Anderson3122]

I recently got a scoly and saw a similar moving object in the side. It turned out to be a pest worm head in a hole.

 

[Zozi]

I bet this is scoly..

 

[afrokobe]

I bet this is scoly..

time to whip out the band saw

 

[Anderson3122]

Yes, it does look like scoly... so they can propagate like mushroom. I'm curious. Did you change any parameter in a tank, or gave stress?

 

[Zozi]

Let's see what other guys is gonna says.. Any scoly expert??

 

[Zozi]

Yes, it does look like scoly... so they can propagate like mushroom. I'm curious. Did you change any parameter in a tank, or gave stress?

No .. Aquarium is only 10 months old and now it has started to grow nice.. Apart from having elevated nutrients, its stable.

 

[Zozi]

Small scoly is growing and eating on his own.