What to expect from trumpet coral?

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  1. cj5_dude

    cj5_dude Flamingo Tongue

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    I picked up two frags of green trumpet coral from my LFS the other day. One is a single polyp and the other is a single with a small one coming out the side. I'm assuming that over time they will branch off more and create more polyps but I don't really know. How long does it take for these to grow more? Is it months for new polyps? I realize nothing happens fast but I'd like to know what to look for to know if it's normal or not.

    I also have some mushrooms that I'm wondering how/when they'll spread and some GSP. Will the mat of the GSP attach itself to my rock? How quickly does it grow and spread?
     
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    kriv4o Astrea Snail

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    You might wanna attach the GSP mat on a rock that's away from other rocks. That thing spreads fast:)
    The growth rate depends on your system: water quality, available food, lightning etc. No way to know for sure.
     
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    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    My candy cane polyp created a second "mouth" and now it's slowly splitting into another polyp.
     
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    cj5_dude Flamingo Tongue

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    How long did it take to do that? I'm trying to plan my tank out of where I'm going to be putting different corals and I don't want to put anything too close together and cause issues down the road. If we're talking 6 months to split then I'm not as worried as 1 month kinda thing.
     
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    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    I've had it for 4 months and it started splitting about 2 weeks ago. They can get large and the splitting be more frequent the more heads it gets. It may start slow, but it could end up growing fast.
     
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    cj5_dude Flamingo Tongue

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    Ok, that's helpful. Do I need to worry about keeping two frags of the same coral near each other? Will they attack their own kind if it's a separate frag?
     
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    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    Good question. I'm not sure. Maybe someone else can help you with that one.
     
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    tom.n.day Eyelash Blennie

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    They should be fine in close proximity
     
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    elwolfe Coral Banded Shrimp

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    We got a trumpet frag that had 4 heads on it about August of 11. It now has 20+ heads on it.
     
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