Green star polyps not growing

[saltwaterhippy]

I've got several different GSP frags and none of them show any signs of growing I have had them for about 3 months. I have several different kind of zoas and they are doing great. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[saltbubbles]

That's weird, it usually spreads like fire. Do you have any agressive coral around it?

 

[saltwaterhippy]

No coral around it at all. They are on ceramic discs. I've tried high in the tank and low, high flow and low.

 

[saltbubbles]

So are the polyps extended or is it just the purple mat? What are your params? How old is your tank? What type of lighting?

From what I know, which is not much mind you lol it is not picky as far as placement.
I have a huge colony and I love it but I do keep a close eye on it beacuse I have MH and it grows like crazy.

 

[j_b_]

As of next month, my GSP frag is a year old, and is still confined to the same plug I bought it on (2" x 2"), and hasn't grown a bit...guess that's just the way it goes sometimes.

I'd venture to say most would say it's not such a bad thing that we cannot grow GSP in our systems...kind of like a freshwater planted tank hobbyist who can't get duck weed to grow...perhaps we should count our blessings

 

[jimknutson]

I have had the same size patch of gsp in my tank for 2 years now. Is open and happy just does not grow. I can't keep xenia alive either. So to each its own.

 

[frantz]

I got some and split the colony. In my 10g under compact florescent lights it thrived, in my 120 under t5s it receded. Then when the 10g failed on me, I moved the healthy colony back, not expecting much and it really took off, even placed in the same place. It's odd stuff sometimes.

 

[saltwaterhippy]

My iron is low. Could that be why it's not growing.

 

[kilralpine]

Doubtful that is has anything to do with iron. Likely many other trace elements before I would guess iron. Like they said, it usually comes down to the colony; at the moment im in the same boat... Super healthy GSP colony on a 2 inch disk that hasn't done much growing (then again they haven't been glued permanently to a rock yet).