Whats your defintion of a "colony"
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girls say my colony is huge.
but for real. i think a colony is anything that can make multiple mini colonies . Mini colonies vary on type and cost. For example birdnest mini colony is gonna have to be much bigger IMO than a reef raft sps mini colony. Zoas a mini colony would be 5+ adult zoas for expensive stuff
but for real. i think a colony is anything that can make multiple mini colonies . Mini colonies vary on type and cost. For example birdnest mini colony is gonna have to be much bigger IMO than a reef raft sps mini colony. Zoas a mini colony would be 5+ adult zoas for expensive stuff
Well I learned something recently. a 3 inch purple monster is a colony because it will take you quite sometimes to grow .5 inch frag to a 3 inch "colony" .Gumbi told me some PPE zoas grow 1 polyp a year, so yeah 5 polyp is a "Wow that thing is huge" colony right 
???
However, a colony of 30 cherry charms or eagle eyes is still a frag because people are giving those frags away left and right and not many people sign up for them
???However, a colony of 30 cherry charms or eagle eyes is still a frag because people are giving those frags away left and right and not many people sign up for them
Well I learned something recently. a 3 inch purple monster is a colony because it will take you quite sometimes to grow .5 inch frag to a 3 inch "colony" .Gumbi told me some PPE zoas grow 1 polyp a year, so yeah 5 polyp is a "Wow that thing is huge" colony right ???
However, a colony of 30 cherry charms or eagle eyes is still a frag because people are giving those frags away left and right and not many people sign up for them
???However, a colony of 30 cherry charms or eagle eyes is still a frag because people are giving those frags away left and right and not many people sign up for them
a community of one kind living close together or forming a physically connected structure <<<<<google says 2 polyps/branches/heads/etc is a colony I guess lol
I feel like:
Polyps:
1 through 8 or 10 = frag
10-20 = mini colony
21+ = colony
Acans, Favia, favites, blastos etc:
1 through 6 or 8 = frag
8-15 = mini colony
15+ = colony
Torch/hammer/frog etc:
1-2 = frag
3-6 = mini colony
6+ = colony
SPS:
ALL Single branch, and up to 2" = Frag
2-3" = mini colony
3"+ = colony
of course this is just an opinion and an average I have developed thru experience, and a little over a decade in the hobby. But I have seen people call 3 polyps a colony hahaha or a 1.5" red dragon a colony
I feel like:
Polyps:
1 through 8 or 10 = frag
10-20 = mini colony
21+ = colony
Acans, Favia, favites, blastos etc:
1 through 6 or 8 = frag
8-15 = mini colony
15+ = colony
Torch/hammer/frog etc:
1-2 = frag
3-6 = mini colony
6+ = colony
SPS:
ALL Single branch, and up to 2" = Frag
2-3" = mini colony
3"+ = colony
of course this is just an opinion and an average I have developed thru experience, and a little over a decade in the hobby. But I have seen people call 3 polyps a colony hahaha or a 1.5" red dragon a colony
a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.
Lol. Jk.
I myself consider a colony 30-40+. Anything 25 and under is definitely a big or full frag to me. If you consider 20 polyps a colony you probably also consider music and 20 people a club.
Lol. Jk.
I myself consider a colony 30-40+. Anything 25 and under is definitely a big or full frag to me. If you consider 20 polyps a colony you probably also consider music and 20 people a club.
Colony to me is soft ball size for SPS. It don't like to see tiny little frags people sell for two reasons:
1. The survival rate of tiny frags is lower than good size frags.
2. It will take much longer for a tiny frag to take off and grow into something nice.
I think the minimum size for a frag should be 2" inches with few exceptions. SPS like Oregon tort for example 2" frag is over a year of growth, and also surprisingly hardy in my experience.
Cheers!
1. The survival rate of tiny frags is lower than good size frags.
2. It will take much longer for a tiny frag to take off and grow into something nice.
I think the minimum size for a frag should be 2" inches with few exceptions. SPS like Oregon tort for example 2" frag is over a year of growth, and also surprisingly hardy in my experience.
Cheers!
