Interesting Experiment (1 Viewer)

[schprock]

So I had an Oregon Tort from MACNA last year that was pretty much dying with an overdose of GFO. The typical signs of no polyps and slow RTN of the tissue. This went on for 3-4 weeks. Then Farmer Ty my savior came to town and I was able to get a frag of his oregon tort.

I lean his Oregon Tort on my dying MACNA Oregon tort and six months later this happened. Front half of the old Oregon tort is dead but the back half is now healthy with polyps.

Does this mean that the Oregon tort from two different source is of the same species?

I guess don’t give up hope if you have one dying sps. A healthy frag can still save the dying frag.

But at the same time this experiment have an N of 1 and a power of 0 or was it 1. Whatever the no power number is.

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[Cody]

I have a frag of Oregon tort, in addition to a handful of other corals, that have grown well, one day decided to slowly start losing skin, then six months later start regrowing again. I say never give up on a coral and you'd be shocked how often they turn around, so long as your parameters are in check.

 

[Cody]

As far as touching a new frag to an old one, I've never experienced that making a difference. Super glue, fragging, etc have shown very positive results in the past though.

 

[bpb]

If they’re both true Oregon tort, then they’re not just the same species but clones of the original specimen. If one is just a deep blue colored fort someone is calling an Oregon tort, then you have two similarly colored acropora tortusa that can tolerate contact


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[FarmerTy]

Well I don't know about the Macna frag but I flew to Oregon and dove the reefs there to find this Oregon Tort. 100% legit! [emoji12]

Congrats on saving the half dying one.

 

[bpb]

Well I don't know about the Macna frag but I flew to Oregon and dove the reefs there to find this Oregon Tort. 100% legit! [emoji12]

Congrats on saving the half dying one.

That’s probably why it grows so slow! And why it’s blue. It’s a temperate reef species! Blue means cold right?


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