Val Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 My Fungia are growing in a cluster and they aren't detaching on their own. Do I leave them alone or do I help them detach? It looks pretty cool the way they are, but it is preventing others from developing with the 3 large ones covering everything. They are approximately 3.5 inches in diameter. [ATTACH]12132[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 AWESOME corals! I think you are supposed to let them just break off when they get too heavy for the stalk. Then there will be plenty of room for new ones to grow underneith. Feed those hungry suckers and they will grow faster and fall off quicker. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I have a fungia farm that has been going for about 3 years. They usually fall off on their own. If you want to hurry them up wait till they are about the size of a 50 cent piece. Then tap them from the under side and they should pop off. If it doesn't its not ready to go. Wait a while longer and try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 Thanks for the replies. I'm just very surprised that they have gotten this large without falling off. They look very crowded and smashed together, you would think they would want more room and detach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markdadof2 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Nice looking fungia. I have one of Roy's offspring that has gotten quite large, but unfortunately it has never split on me. I have always wondered what the 'trick' is?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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