Neon Candy Cane Dropping Babies?

[JSxREEF]

I have a healthy neon candy cane colony, but past two weeks this side of the colony seems to be melting/drooping babies down. Has anyone experienced this themselves and is this expected? I have had this colony for 2+ years now and usually just frag off a branch or two when it grows too large.

 

[exnisstech]

I've not seen that before. Mine have always grown new heads not dropped them. I always assumed they need the skeleton to survive and dropping heads would be similar to a torch that has heads bail. I'm far from an expert tho so let's see what others have to say. Mine have never drooped away from the skeleton like yours.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I have never seen this before either.

#reefsquad

 

[Rocks reef]

It appears to be budding, the "melting" is another way that it reproduces.

 

[Hawaiian AQ]

Yes Caulastrea, like favia/favites can do this method of replication. That little drooping ball has a piece of skeleton inside that will form a new colony

 

[logibear]

Mind…blown. Just be cautious, I saw something like this in the upside down

 

[Euphylliaphyle]

Whoa. Looks like a Salvador Dalí or maybe Edvard Munch painting!

 

[JSxREEF]

Yes Caulastrea, like favia/favites can do this method of replication. That little drooping ball has a piece of skeleton inside that will form a new colony

Yes that's exactly what I see, small pieces of skeleton in the droppings!

 

[JSxREEF]

Whoa. Looks like a Salvador Dalí or maybe Edvard Munch painting!

My thoughts exactly! A unique masterpiece! Lol

 

[YSreef]

Wow that is so cool

 

[obanarama]

Curious if this Candy Cane is doing the same thing

I have a healthy neon candy cane colony, but past two weeks this side of the colony seems to be melting/drooping babies down. Has anyone experienced this themselves and is this expected? I have had this colony for 2+ years now and usually just frag off a branch or two when it grows too large.

I'm curious if my Candy Cane is doing the same thing. If so it sure seems to be a slooooow process., right?

 

[Euphylliaphyle]

Curious if this Candy Cane is doing the same thing


I'm curious if my Candy Cane is doing the same thing. If so it sure seems to be a slooooow process., right?

Looks like it to me. Idk how fast or slow this happens. I'm still staggering under the revelation that it does!

 

[obanarama]

Curious if this Candy Cane is doing the same thing


I'm curious if my Candy Cane is doing the same thing. If so it sure seems to be a slooooow process., right?

Looks like it to me. Idk how fast or slow this happens. I'm still staggering under the revelation that it does!

Agreed! It’s totally amazing.

 

[obanarama]

Updated photo. Anyone know if this is spawning or something bad? It's been progressing like this for weeks.

If its spawning I'm thinking of putting a rock under it to catch the spawn maybe?

 

[JSxREEF]

It's a good idea. I was thinking of the same thing. My has fragments of skeleton in the droppings.

 

[Euphylliaphyle]

It's a good idea. I was thinking of the same thing. My has fragments of skeleton in the droppings.

Man, this is so weird.

 

[obanarama]

It's a good idea. I was thinking of the same thing. My has fragments of skeleton in the droppings.

Yeah, I've got room and an available rock, so I'm going to do it. I can't tell what's in the my candy cane's drooping. We'll see tho!

 

[obanarama]

Man, this is so weird.

So weird.

 

[Euphylliaphyle]

So weird.

I guess not if you are a  Caulastrea, but yeah.

 

[obanarama]

Demogorgon spawn. For sure.