Darryl_V link said:
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I asked this question to Darryl a few months back and received no response about it but I have always wondered if it was like gardening trim the plants branch then out comes 2 new branches
Sorry....I dont recall you asking me this.
It definitely can entice the coral to sprout new and possible more growth tips. Trimming the stagnant growth tips of an acro is a very good idea.
It can help to speed up growth temporarily on the cut branch but its not a sure thing....also if you are taking growth away with the frag you are left with a smaller colony in which it will take time to regrow....so it is a net negative for you in the end if your only concern is the size of the colony. IF fragging increased the growth long term we would be fragging to get our colonies bigger but it doesn't work exactly like that.
Also remember as a coral gets bigger it will most likely grow faster. Which is a good reason not to frag your colonies until they are a good size.
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Absolutely a big healthy colony would seem to grow bigger, on an exponential scale.
What about nipping the tips (or biting the nipples as I shall herefornowto call it) off the stagnant tips?