how long does a coral live

[charliethetuna88]

hello everyone i was talking to a buddy of mine showing him the tank and he asked me how long does a coral usaully live for and i had know reply for him i really dont know how long they live and the more i think about it the more i wanna know so does anyone know ruffly how long say a zoo lives or a leather or a cap just somrthing to think about

 

[nanoreefer22]

I think their supposed to have an endless life cycle...specially like zoos...cause they a can just keep growing and growing none stop. Somes gotta have a better answer but I think a couple hundred years would be easy for them in the wild. I remember looking at some pics of a 100+ year old clam somewhere....

 

[charliethetuna88]

yeah but they have to die some time there not imortal i dont think they are we need some more opions on this kris i have heard of clams living for a long time what about a zoo is there a 100 year old zoo i know the colony will keep growing but actually how long does 1 zoo live for or a leather or cap colt mushroom they have to die eventually

 

[nanoreefer22]

This was a kinda interesting way to look at this question;
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/mar99/922465786.Zo.r.html

 

[nanoreefer22]

Some more answers about induvidual polyps;
http://www.floridamarine.org/support/view_faqs.asp?id=10

 

[charliethetuna88]

good article but they still really dont know how long each polyp can live its tricky but lets say a colt coral or a torch or bubble thats not a polyp how long do they live

 

[joseney21]

How long can a tree live???
i think this is the same kind of question, and i bet it has the same answer.

 

[joseney21]

if an anemone splits does it reset it's age??

i think it would be some cool research if corals were immortal or even just lived past a few centuries.maybe studying this could unlock secrets to achieve our own immortality and answers to questions about aging.

 

[Missy Johnson]

nice

wow jose that quite a philosophical thought given the usual mr discussion of b&h and fireworks.

 

[Deanos]

wow jose that quite a philosophical thought given the usual mr discussion of b&h and fireworks.

Fireworks?!?! Did I hear fireworks?

 

[charliethetuna88]

deanos i know u know the anwser man spill it and jose if the anemone splits when does the first one die never its gotta die oe day

 

[nanoreefer22]

Now charlie, if the anemone splits how do you know which one was the original and which one isn't? Aren't they both identical copies of the original making them originals themselves, just smaller?

 

[Deanos]

deanos i know u know the anwser man spill it and jose if the anemone splits when does the first one die never its gotta die oe day

 

[charliethetuna88]

yeh but say u had 2 tanks when the first one splits u separte both of them then how long will that one live for and if it splits again separte it and still look at the orinal one i no its silly but someones gotta know the answer

 

[nanoreefer22]

yeh but say u had 2 tanks when the first one splits u separte both of them then how long will that one live for and if it splits again separte it and still look at the orinal one i no its silly but someones gotta know the answer

But when they split how can you only tag one as the "original"??

 

[charliethetuna88]

ur driving me nuts bro all i know is something cant live forever

 

[nanoreefer22]

ur driving me nuts bro all i know is something cant live forever

lmao!!!!It's all good..heh.....good question...wow my brains actually being used for something

 

[nanoreefer22]

Someones gonna step in sooner or later and put us both outta our misery lol

 

[Deanos]

yeh but say u had 2 tanks when the first one splits u separte both of them then how long will that one live for and if it splits again separte it and still look at the orinal one i no its silly but someones gotta know the answer

If an anemone splits, the "daughters" are genetical identical to the "mother" anemone. Therefore, that particular gene pool carries on. If the daughters continue to split, the gene pool can continue indefinitely.

Anemones, however, also reproduce sexually which gives the "children" a birth date so to speak.

Read this: Anemones

 

[rickytsui]

this thing is getting out of hand my head hurt from reading this