filefish949 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 a little background, I noticed this about 6 weeks ago and was going to start a thread about it when I took this photo on 11/13/07, but just a few days later my tank crashed HARD, I did not have much hope of anything surviving at all and was to busy trying to save what I could, as it stands, the birdsnest lost ~20% of it's tissue but has miraculously recovered all of it so with no further adieu, DING DING DING in the left corner, weighing in at 185 grams.... Birdsnest and in the right corner weighing in at 50 grams.....Galaxia! who do you think will win? Link to comment
dweakl01 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Holy hell, the galaxia is gonna turn that thing white within 72 hours. Link to comment
ODOG Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 yeah man, that is not even a contest. Galaxea in a knock out in the first round. Link to comment
circusordie16 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 birdsnest sucks at fighting. mines gotten wrecked by acros, micros, and chalices. and has done nothing in return. Link to comment
filefish949 Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 this may be surprising but my money is on birdsnest. when I first noticed it (galaxia just popped up out of nowhere in 3 palces on the rock) I thought aw S***, I am going to have to dig that rock out and save the birdsnest.. seriously no sheite, one day I noticed that it looked like the b-nest found the galacia and decided to attack it. you can't tell from this photo but it is prety obvious that B-nest has sent several "strikes" in to fight galaxia. that photo is a month old and there dose now appear to be some tissue loss to B-nest, but it has gained a lot of ground. I will snap a photo from further back, and you can see that Bnest is sending in tips from all directions. i think that with the size differance, B-nest will eventualy smother galaxia, but we will find out, tihis is like round 3 Link to comment
filefish949 Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 here is todays pic. B-nest is taking some damage but it has a lot behind here you start to see what galaxia is up against I am not saying galaxia is down for the count, it just has a simple size problem and its sweepers are having less affect than a RPG on a M1 Abrams here is a massive acoro that was 1/2 wiped out by a small galaxia in rather short order. on the left edge of the acro you can see where I used a hacksaw to remove the small galaxia (straight lines) Link to comment
SPS20 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 That is fascinating! I wonder how the birdsnest "knows" which direction in which to grow in order to attack the galaxia. It sure seems to be "deliberate", insofar as an animal with no nervous system can do anything deliberately. Usually I try to separate corals before they get too far into their turf wars, but I must admit, it is really cool to see one taking place. My money is on the seriatapora. It grows much faster than the galaxia, and can afford to lose a few branches. The galaxia doesn't have that luxury, as it encrusts rather than branches. Plus the birdsnest is just waaay bigger. Link to comment
filefish949 Posted December 24, 2007 Author Share Posted December 24, 2007 i do not know, it must be evolutionary, if the the b-nest lets the galaxia grow, then it will be in serious trouble, but even though it has only bee a few days, the B-nest shows no sign of backing down, it appears that it has even grew a few more millimeters into the dragons mouth Link to comment
circusordie16 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 has the birdsnest done any damage to the galaxia or is it just growing in to it? Link to comment
filefish949 Posted December 24, 2007 Author Share Posted December 24, 2007 no, I think it is just going to strangle it. there is very little damage to the B-nest, just less PE where it has dipped into galaxia's tenticles Link to comment
Six Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Cool progress reports! I would have thought the Galaxia was going to win, but now I'm not so sure. Both parties look happy in your aquarium, BTW. Link to comment
HecticDialectics Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 my money is still on the galaxia Link to comment
filefish949 Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 my money is still on the galaxia how much?? paypal? Link to comment
HecticDialectics Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 there is very little damage to the B-nest, just less PE where it has dipped into galaxia's tenticles All signs point to Birdsnest losing! I'd put money on it, but you might just kalk-paste the galaxia or something instead of being honest. Link to comment
filefish949 Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 I am not going to cheat, but if at some point it looks like the galaxia is going to wipe out the b-nest then I will cut it out of there Link to comment
clifford513 Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Very interesting. When I first started reading, I was like the Galaxia ya doofus Now, I'm not so sure. Great pics, btw. Something new to observe everyday Link to comment
filefish949 Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 funny thig is I started off thinking B-nest all the way, and I still think it has the advantage, but galaxia is growing fast. the B-nest advantage is sheer size, but galaxia is mitigating that. I will TKO and cut the galaxia from the rock before one is killed. I have an advantage, as I can see the action from a lot of directions and unfortunatly i only know how to take pictures perpindicular to the glass Link to comment
ldballoon4 Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 i like birdsnest, but it may loose eventually.... Link to comment
filefish949 Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 starting to look like a stalemate Link to comment
filefish949 Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 at this point I think they are dating Link to comment
silverdust Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 at this point I think they are dating Lol! So, the birdsnest's branches are growing through the galaxia now, or are my eyes deceiving me? Is that even possible?? Link to comment
filefish949 Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 no I think the ones you are refering to are beheind the galaxia... but they are definately growing into it... it is somthing else to watch Link to comment
IceTurf Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 at this point I think they are dating lol tough love Link to comment
filefish949 Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 they have both grown a lot since the tank transfer to my 180, though my camera has about had it Link to comment
O-man21 Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Wow! So it looks like the birdsnest has lost ground to the galaxia? What are your plans for it now? Link to comment
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