Single polyp frag

[Coral Reef To Classroom]

I am considering doing an end of the year project with my STEM class students making single polyp frags. Let me know which coral you think would be best for this and any helpful suggestions. Students have already fragged soft corals, as well as, some bird's nest. I know this will be a tall task but what better way to emphasize the fact that spectacular coral reefs form from single polyps.

 

[erzwire]

I am considering doing an end of the year project with my STEM class students making single polyp frags. Let me know which coral you think would be best for this and any helpful suggestions. Students have already fragged soft corals, as well as, some bird's nest. I know this will be a tall task but what better way to emphasize the fact that spectacular coral reefs form from single polyps.

Pocillopora. I found a single polyp, virtually no skeleton, was curious what it was. I should have known better and binned it, now its everywhere in only a year or two. lps wise, those little sprouts on euphyllia, or an acan

 

[dvgyfresh]

I am considering doing an end of the year project with my STEM class students making single polyp frags. Let me know which coral you think would be best for this and any helpful suggestions. Students have already fragged soft corals, as well as, some bird's nest. I know this will be a tall task but what better way to emphasize the fact that spectacular coral reefs form from single polyps.

Xenia lol ,

 

[i cant think]

I am considering doing an end of the year project with my STEM class students making single polyp frags. Let me know which coral you think would be best for this and any helpful suggestions. Students have already fragged soft corals, as well as, some bird's nest. I know this will be a tall task but what better way to emphasize the fact that spectacular coral reefs form from single polyps.

Easy, any fast growing “Staghorn” (Yongei is a good example - The “Slimers”), that’s iAf you’re after acropora (I seem to find most reefs are heavy SPS from top down - Only at closer inspection you find LPS). Montipora species will rule a display tank quite easily under the right parameters. Montipora capricornis and Montipora digitata are good examples - Caps are easy to frag if you get a brittle skeleton.

Xenia, Hammers (Well most Fimbriaphyllia), Ricordea mushrooms… Mine grew from 1 TINY mushroom that survived an ammonia spike. I now have 2 rocks full of it after 2 years. Each polyp is a good 4 inch long and I have over 25 polyps in total.

 

[Coral Reef To Classroom]

Inspired by Mr. de Sousa's work mentioned earlier in this thread, I would like to replicate something similar to his efforts. I would like to use a species that students can separate an obvious single polyp preferably one with a corallite.

 

[LegendaryCG]

I’d go with a ricordea. They are easy to see them start very small and become much bigger.

 

[i cant think]

Inspired by Mr. de Sousa's work mentioned earlier in this thread, I would like to replicate something similar to his efforts. I would like to use a species that students can separate an obvious single polyp preferably one with a corallite.

Are you after a “Reef building” coral?
If so SPS will be a great move - Some can be extremely easy to build and can grow into some beautiful colonies!

For example, here’s my Blue Slimer frag that I have a huge dream of growing out to have a bigger colony in my 4’ tank.
Please ignore the algae - It’s a PITA as i have to get a sponge at it in my next waterchange but can’t find any sponges in the house that are unused.

 

[Toky916]

Yes JF HW died in shipping 1 polyp made it and grew it into a colony in 1.5 years.

 

[Dennis Cartier]

Not quite a single polyp, but I have an acro that survived a tank crash, and was being overgrown by zoanthids on a frag rack. I spotted a bit of something that had some streaks in colouration, peeking out from under a out of control zoa mass. On a hunch, a grabbed a blue flashlight and shined it on the coloured patch. A couple of green dots lit up! Then I new it was a coral under there. I carefully removed the frag rack, removed all the zoas I could, and then pried the encrusted skeleton of the acro off the frag rack and glued it to a plug. It was the size of a baby finger nail.

It is the square plug in the center.

The ridge at the left was the only thing peeking out from the zoas.

I don't remember what acro was positioned near where I found the survivor, so I am anxiously awaiting to see what it turns in to.