coralgirl365 Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 So a couple days ago I had some feather caulerpa shipped to me. I put it in my tank (not much, about 5 feathers) but since i put it in all that has really happened is that most has melted away. there are still several green runners and one lonely feather. I hear so much about caulerpa being so fast growing and hard to get rid of and all - can I expect my feather to grow back from these remaining green runners, and if so, how quickly? does it usually melt like that after being shipped? Link to comment
anndi Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 So a couple days ago I had some feather caulerpa shipped to me. I put it in my tank (not much, about 5 feathers) but since i put it in all that has really happened is that most has melted away. there are still several green runners and one lonely feather. I hear so much about caulerpa being so fast growing and hard to get rid of and all - can I expect my feather to grow back from these remaining green runners, and if so, how quickly? does it usually melt like that after being shipped? I pull every last shred I can find of the caulerpa every other week when I am cleaning the tank and it continues to thrive...I think it should come back. I got mine as a hitchhiker...I didn't even know you could pay for it.... Link to comment
formerly icyuodd/icyoud2 Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 when caulerpa melts, it releases spores into the water. spores = new caulerpa Link to comment
yoshiod9 Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 So a couple days ago I had some feather caulerpa shipped to me. I put it in my tank (not much, about 5 feathers) but since i put it in all that has really happened is that most has melted away. there are still several green runners and one lonely feather. I hear so much about caulerpa being so fast growing and hard to get rid of and all - can I expect my feather to grow back from these remaining green runners, and if so, how quickly? does it usually melt like that after being shipped? the health of any caulerpa species depends heavily on how/if the rhizome was damaged/not damaged. if someone just grabbed a handful of caulerpa and damaged the leading rhizome, the caulerpa tends to not do so hot-- which, i think, might be a problem with your piece. if i were to order caulerpa from anywhere, i would ask for my seedling to be attached to a piece of live rock. if this piece dies, try the live rock method next time. Link to comment
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