Tyree Ponape Torch " Spawning" In My 300 gallon

ReefDreams · Feb 24, 2011

Who would think the key to having corals spawn in captivity would be a red Lego lol.jk
Congrats on the spawning. Got any fts.

Bubbles_B · Feb 24, 2011

You definitely have the right condition going on in that awesome tank of yours. SWEEET!!!

RogerWilco357 · Feb 25, 2011

Man you must be doing something right ..awesome is this the first time you have had it spawn or the first time you got it on film? Any other corals doing this?

Nicks387 · Feb 25, 2011

This was the first time I actually witnessed it with anything other then a pocillopora, which I had a while back that would spawn pretty often. Its the first time I had a stag spawn in my tank that I am aware of.

Kataro · Feb 27, 2011

That coral is definately happy in your tank! It'd be great to see some tiny SPS nub growing everywhere

FishLipz · Feb 27, 2011

Bravo my friend. I think that may be the new definition of happy corals. Thanks for sharing

SDguy · Feb 27, 2011

Wow, very neat. That has to be the smallest acro I've ever seen spawn!! Congrats!

Nicks387 · Feb 27, 2011

Yeah, the main colony was spawning first which is in the beginning of the video but by the time I got the camera it had stopped and you could only see it in the water column. Then I noticed the smaller one on the other side of the tank was still spawning so I took pics of that one. Interesting that they were both spawning at the same time.

Kataro · Feb 27, 2011

Was one releasing sperm and the other releasing eggs?

Nicks387 · Mar 3, 2011

No... I tasted it, they were both releasing sperm. LOL j/k

LILBUDDHA · Mar 3, 2011

That is really something to be proud of. U know like the Mastercard commercials (PRICELESS)

Acro76 · Mar 3, 2011

Awesome! When these things happen you just have to go with it... red lego and all... =D

It's fascinating to me that this coral has been in captivity for quite some time, and many generations of frags... yet something you did made it spawn. Not too many reefkeepers can say that.

I've been in the hobby 18 years and in my tanks i've had many species of snails, green star polyp, Tridacna maxima, and T. squamosa spawn... but never any SPS.