What's the difference between a frag and a colony?
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I believe a colony is more than 1 of anything. Examplw: 1 zoa is a frag, several is a colony.
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In my opinion a frag is a fresh cut maybe starting to encrust or generate baby polyps, a colony head encrusted the plug fully and is growing branches or polyps are now growing off of the plug because there is no space left on the plug.
I agree with Bobby. Once the coral has encrusted the plug, has more than one branch and has branches starting of the plug. Then it's a Mini Colony.
With many of the slower growing SPS it can take month to a year to encrust a 3/4" plug. Granted, a more seasoned reefer with good husbandry skills can do a bit better.
Even if there's a couple branches, if it's a fresh cut with little to no encrusting... it's a frag.
With many of the slower growing SPS it can take month to a year to encrust a 3/4" plug. Granted, a more seasoned reefer with good husbandry skills can do a bit better.
Even if there's a couple branches, if it's a fresh cut with little to no encrusting... it's a frag.
A colony is thriving and growing, and has an exponentially higher survival rate and growth rate. I think of a drag as typically having a single polyp, or as others have said, being freshly cut.
At the end of the day, it’s semantics; nothing more. You can make more mula by calling it a colony than you can a frag.
At the end of the day, it’s semantics; nothing more. You can make more mula by calling it a colony than you can a frag.
In my novice opinion - a colony should mean that you can create multiple frags from it.
I agree with the mini-colony definition because an encrusted plug is a more than a frag but a lot less than a colony.
However, it seems like people can name anything whatever they want in this business so I guess the same goes for this stuff.
I agree with the mini-colony definition because an encrusted plug is a more than a frag but a lot less than a colony.
However, it seems like people can name anything whatever they want in this business so I guess the same goes for this stuff.
From the jokes that I have seen (memes), it depends on how long the reefer has been in the hobby. I guess years (decades maybe ) ago...frags were larger than what they are today...and so on
Nothing official but I think size-wise it goes
1. Mother Colony
2. Colony
3. Mini Colony
4. Chunky Frag
5. Frag
6. Accidental Frag
7. Nub
1. Mother Colony
2. Colony
3. Mini Colony
4. Chunky Frag
5. Frag
6. Accidental Frag
7. Nub
Glad this thread is back on track... and there's been several posts! that way I don't have to see Dave's spam sales posts unless I scroll up.
Dang is everyone going pro...pretty soon there won’t be any hobbyists left to buy corals, lol
Now that's just cruel. You know you're dealing with a crip that has had everything delayed with his system, right?
Oh how I long for the blue glow as I walk in the tank room...
You'll soon have that nice blue glow again. When you do just reach out, I'll have a couple on the side for you...
Now until then, I can print out some high resolution photos you can hang in the fish room...LMK!
