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03-31-2005, 11:33 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: denver CO
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how long do corals live?
Anybody know the life span of say a button polyp, a colony of LPS or sps or maybe a mushroom if left untouched and conditions are good?
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04-01-2005, 12:07 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: north hollywood ,ca
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Arent they in theory immortal? They dont 'age' like people. If conditions are perfect they could live forever
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04-01-2005, 12:10 AM
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Little Fishy in Disguise
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Hong Kong
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Apparently some anemonies and soft corals dont age and can live forever if they are not killed and have pristine conditions. Dont know about your corals though. |
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04-01-2005, 12:11 AM
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Lost Fish
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Avon, Ohio
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A famous word from one of the greatest sports movies ever "FOREVER" from The Sandlot.
As long as corals have great conditions, they will continue to propagate. Their skeletal structure keeps growing and more polyps emerge.
Brian
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04-01-2005, 12:11 AM
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Little Fishy in Disguise
Join Date: Jan 2005
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I wish I was immortal!!!!
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04-01-2005, 12:12 AM
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Little Fishy in Disguise
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Hong Kong
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 Do you mean the sandlot kids???? I used to love that movie. |
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04-01-2005, 12:18 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Alaska
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Then take in to consideration fragging...
The mother colony stays, the frags continue to grow elsewhere, so I guess they not only can they be imortal but almost "omnipotent" in the theory that one coral could live in ALL of our tanks at the same time!!!! |
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04-01-2005, 12:19 AM
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Pigwidgeon
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Hillsboro/Gresham, OR
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FOR-E-VER
hehe, yeah they just grow and grow, its not one organism, as we all know, its like a city, as long as its got what it needs it can live and thrive for ages
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04-01-2005, 12:22 AM
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Pigwidgeon
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Hillsboro/Gresham, OR
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hehe, if were quoting movies and shows, i think we might all like to think about joey on friends and his "omnipotency" confusion
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04-01-2005, 12:38 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Alaska
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 that was like one of the only times I thought that Joey was actually funny! |
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04-01-2005, 01:07 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Baton Rouge LA.
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by alaskaknucklehead
that was like one of the only times I thought that Joey was actually funny! |
 hahahahahaa
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04-01-2005, 02:21 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Montana
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Originally Posted by Hong Kongan
I wish I was immortal!!!!
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That would be cool!!!
But NOOOOO... Stupid DNA breaks down all easily.
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04-01-2005, 11:20 PM
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Little Fishy in Disguise
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Hong Kong
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I plan to do a Walt Disney  Muhahahaha....... only kidding.  |
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04-02-2005, 12:40 AM
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senior member
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Walnut Grove, SC, USA
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heh, I like the "stupidity level rising sig...
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04-02-2005, 01:26 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: denver CO
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what about anenomes? are they "immortal"
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