Fragmentation / SPS / Stylophora
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Stylophora is my favorite genus of SPS. They're robust, polyp'y, and loooove to eat brine shrimp.
In Figure 1, we see a colony out of the water.
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Figure 1
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Figure 2 is the cutting. It's a bit of a job, as you can see, protecting nearby eyes from
getting "shot out" :) I've seen the divisions fly as far as 20 feet from the cutting!
What I do is cup my hand and body around the colony and get my cut with the cable cutters.
Not such a big deal... Making a scene out of it is half the fun!
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Figure 2
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Figure 3 shows the divided colonies. They'll be placed on the substrate as well.
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Figure 3
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