SRC Member wa_lanz Posted January 3, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted January 3, 2005 as above. anyone knows how to tell how old a coral is? or their lifespan in captivity? have a few cynarinas and pratas with small tentacles but one particular cynarina with super long tentacles that is always showing... i assume this fella is a older one bah.. any comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member decentkid Posted January 3, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted January 3, 2005 in nature...corals are immortals....but in capativity...their fate lies in your hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member wa_lanz Posted January 3, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted January 3, 2005 serious?? immortals in nature?? wat about captivity? assuming good water parameters and etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member moxa Posted January 3, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted January 3, 2005 In captivity I think should be couple of years the most. I do remember a reefer in US have a tank for 15yrs if he can tells us more of this coral life span that's will be great. Or maybe send an e-mail to Sentosa underwater sea world they could enlighten us. cheers Moxa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member decentkid Posted January 3, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted January 3, 2005 if u can keep the water quailty same as in the wild...they are also immortal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member boxfish Posted January 3, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted January 3, 2005 no animal on earth is immortal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member decentkid Posted January 3, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted January 3, 2005 no animal on earth is immortal okok....not exactly immortal...but practically immortal...they can die...but they can also live for thousands of years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member eques Posted January 3, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted January 3, 2005 thousands of years i'm not sure but one thing for sure is that hards corals easily out lived most living things . to wat i feel may be few hundreds years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ryz Posted January 3, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted January 3, 2005 if no external detrimental factors, they shouldn't die. Think I agree that they wun die of old age. thats how some corals can grow to the size of a car in the wild. Quote Live and Let Live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAV-65 Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Yeah, some of the coral reefs runs for kilometres!!! imagine the time taken for it to grow!! Quote People do not plan to fail; Often they just fail to plan... Wat I do to prevent myself from tearing my hair out... My stress remedy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SRC Member wa_lanz Posted January 4, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted January 4, 2005 ok... but still no answer as to how to identify their age.. trees can identify by the no. or rings in the trunk... hmmm... anyone?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member decentkid Posted January 4, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted January 4, 2005 from what i know...lps takes a very long time to build their skeleton....so those large lps we buy...no one knows their actual age...they may even be older then us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Reefbum Posted January 8, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted January 8, 2005 Yup there is a way to tell the age of corals juz like how they determine age of fossils.Way out of our budget to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member patrick123 Posted January 8, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted January 8, 2005 from what i know...lps takes a very long time to build their skeleton....so those large lps we buy...no one knows their actual age...they may even be older then us So meaning that LPS cannot grow in our tank then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ryz Posted January 8, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted January 8, 2005 not much growth Quote Live and Let Live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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