could i graft coral

Discussion in 'SPS Corals' started by fragginawsome, Jan 21, 2012.

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  1. fragginawsome

    fragginawsome Skunk Shrimp

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    by clipping a frag and glue a acropora to a wound of a acropora
     
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  2. SwimsWithFish

    SwimsWithFish Giant Squid

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    ??? Graft a coral? What's graft?
     
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  3. leighton1245

    leighton1245 Horrid Stonefish

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    same concept as skin grafting where you take a piece of something from a different place and glue or sew it in a new location and hope it heals correctly. In this case the OP is trying to fuse 2 coral together :)
     
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  4. RedGambit

    RedGambit Giant Squid

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    I would assume if one living thing can another might beable to. However you might need to stay within the same species. and do mixing colors or what not...
     
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  5. norg.

    norg. Kole Tang

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    It has been done with montipora species. Havent seen it documented anywhere with acropora though. Guess you dont know until you find out though. One would think you would be fine if they were in the same family. If you decide to give it a shot let us know how it goes!
     
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  6. SwimsWithFish

    SwimsWithFish Giant Squid

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    OHHHHH ok thanks.:)
     
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  7. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    I saw a monti cap colony (I think it was on RC) that was grafted together. It was green, purple, and orange.


    I think this would be cool to see with some birdsnest.
     
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  8. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    I've seen it (in articles) with alot of Acros. Sometimes it grows out lie you would expect, but sometimes it swirls and morphs the whole acro unpredictably!
     
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  9. chelseagrin

    chelseagrin Fire Goby

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    my lfs used to have a specialist that would sell these packs, he would have several kinds of monti all grown together, as well as some acros and birdsnests. they are really awesome looking.
     
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