new frogspawn

i just bought a new frogspawn today, 25$, it has 2 branches that have heads and two that dont. i ask the guy if they'll ever grow back and he said to cut it. i have no idea where to cut and how much. anyone know?

 

Looks good! I have a frag with one head growing and one that's dead too. I'll be following this if there's a way to revive it!

 

he seemed to have acclimated pretty good, because thats about 3 hours after i got him.

 

bump

 

The dead heads will not grow back. The live heads will split rather quickly. So, I'd probably break off the dead heads to give more room for the living ones to branch out. It also looks a little bleached, but could be the picture. If it is a bit white, as it looks in the image, then make sure it is in a lower lit area of the tank, until it darker up. Then you can slowly move it up more.

 

in the second picture how far down should i cut it off? and ok yeah they probably need to be moved down, the guy at the LFS told me to put it up high. thanks

 

It's a little tough to see the structure in the background. You don't want to do it too close to where the branches connect, because you might risk breaking off a live head (unless you want to frag it already ) an 1/2 to 1 inch above should be more than safe. So, based on what I can see, I'd say about where the coralline algae stops should be good. Maybe a little higher if the branches come together higher than it looks in the photo. You don't necessarily need to do so immediately either. It will take some time for the coral to settle in and start growing.

 

ok ill move it down and let it settle for a bit, then take it from there, thanks for all your help

 

Sure thing. They grow fast, so I'm sure it will be taking over your tank in no time ;D

 

You don't have to cut the dead branches off if you don't want to. I have a dead branch on mine and I used it as kind of a support branch when I placed it. It's not going to hurt anything to leave it on or take it off.