Frogspawn Help....

[mandarin]

This is probably a newbie question, but there seems to be a bubble growing in the middle of my frogspawn. It first appeared in one of the heads a few days ago and has now appeared on another. The tentacles do not appear to be bothered and seems to be doing OK, although I have seen it look better. I would post a picture as well, except that I cannot get the pic to load right. If anyone has any experience with this and can offer some advise it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Deanos]

In most cases, it's preparing to split that head. Over the next few weeks, 2 heads will develop. It's a good sign of a healthy frogspawn. Hammers also grow in this fashion. No action on your part is required.

Dean

 

[mandarin]

Thanks Deanos, that truly relieves some stress on my part. I was worried for a while. One more question, after the heads split, how do I break them apart? There will then be a total of five heads.

 

[Deanos]

It will be awhile (months?) before you can safely frag the new heads. They'll still be sharing flesh (nutrients) as the heads grow apart.

 

[mandarin]

Thanks Dean....

 

[weenjoyx]

splitting

i had a 2 head frogspawn that is now 22 heads- they multipled like crazy for me in less than a yr-
yes dont worry about the bubbling in the middle- it is definitely splitting

 

[bad coffee]

target feed it if you want it to split faster!

B

 

[noodleman]

Yea these frogspawns grow like crazy, started with 18 heads adn each split into 3, so now i got like 60 or so heads. Talk about a show piece.

 

[mandarin]

I will try the target feeding, thanks for everyone's input, we are glad to know it's a good thing, it's my favorite coral. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE AND YOUR FAMILY.