Kudzu type coral that's somewhat easily controlled.- Is there such a thing?
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So your wife wants a coral that will take over, and you want one that wont?
I don't understand........
One Kenya Tree left unchecked will spread sporadically everywhere throughout the tank..... Is that the type of spreading your wife is talking about (not necessarily meaning for you to consider Kenya tree).
You're meaning YOU don't want something like Xenia that will overtake everything in it's path... I believe....
Please elaborate
I don't understand........
One Kenya Tree left unchecked will spread sporadically everywhere throughout the tank..... Is that the type of spreading your wife is talking about (not necessarily meaning for you to consider Kenya tree).
You're meaning YOU don't want something like Xenia that will overtake everything in it's path... I believe....
Please elaborate
Just in general I guess. She loved the Blue Clove that was in one of your display tanks, I'm just worried about how much it will take over. I really like the look of a coral that will grow throughout the aquascape instead of just having spots of color here and there.
BUT, and there's always a but!!!! Can I have that without the growth taking over all the other corals and not being able to somewhat control it.
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BUT, and there's always a but!!!! Can I have that without the growth taking over all the other corals and not being able to somewhat control it.
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I like the Blue Clove. But from what I understand, it will just take over everything. I'd like a "carpet look" that flows over the rocks. Not something that pops up in different places.
I almost bought Blue Clove on several occasions (Jenn's this past weekend in fact) but opted out because I didn't think it was a good idea, not in my small tank.
Still sounds like you want it to spread, just not spread everywhere....... Not certain that exists...
Still sounds like you want it to spread, just not spread everywhere....... Not certain that exists...
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From my experience blue cloves, gsp, and xenia will over take everything. I had some blue cloves get into my tank as a hitchhiker on some zoas and they choked out a number of my nicer zoa colonies and I could never get rid of all of them.
Why not put some zoas or some encrusting montiporas in a few spots and let them grow out? They are a lot easier to controll.
Why not put some zoas or some encrusting montiporas in a few spots and let them grow out? They are a lot easier to controll.
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some zoas are really faster growers, so you could get a few different types(colors) and put them on different rocks and let them grow out. The other great thing is when youn have to "control" their growth you can just frag them and sell them on here.
To get a "carpet look", why not invest in several (I do mean several) frags of the same coral, and put them in various places in the tank, as the grow out, to any onlooker, it will look like they have spread all over, but actually, you placed them there.
Just a thought
Just a thought
The only trouble I've had with the Blue Cloves choking out anything was among a frag of Zoanthids that was only a few polyps. There weren't enough of them to keep their piece of real estate.
Otherwise, the Cloves will fill up available space and butt up against other corals but doesn't seem to harm them.
They *will* turn up all over - I believe they actually spawn because they'll show up quite far away from the main colony, unlike Green Star Polyps which will also spread exponentially but always attached to the main colony.
So no, I don't think there's a way to "contain" the Blue Cloves.
I always tell folks in the shop - if you like a place for everything and everything in its place, then the Blue Cloves are NOT for you. If you want something that will sprout up anywhere and everywhere, then go for it.
Jenn
Otherwise, the Cloves will fill up available space and butt up against other corals but doesn't seem to harm them.
They *will* turn up all over - I believe they actually spawn because they'll show up quite far away from the main colony, unlike Green Star Polyps which will also spread exponentially but always attached to the main colony.
So no, I don't think there's a way to "contain" the Blue Cloves.
I always tell folks in the shop - if you like a place for everything and everything in its place, then the Blue Cloves are NOT for you. If you want something that will sprout up anywhere and everywhere, then go for it.
Jenn
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Great advice as always Jenn!
i agree about the zoas... I have some green mouth zoas that spread fast.. not fast and uncontrollable like xenia but fast enough where every month or so i grab the tweezers and do some aquascaping... GSP is another option but in my experience they spread more uncontrollabliy and is not as appealing as zoas..
