mari.harutunian

Simply to put it in the display. I have had dragons breath macro which is pretty and currently have calurpa(by accident) but it is prolific. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We do have the ability to select for heat resistant genes it would just have to be old school like Mendel and the pea plants. Pick the most heat resistant, induce spawn and breed them, grow them out, expose them to heat, breed the survivors, repeat. They might not be "crossing" between species that have the ability to breed together but they could be using breeding to get the heat resistant gene somehow. It would take forever to do, but I don't know what "breeding for super genes" could possibly be otherwise. Just inducing breeding in a lab of the surviving corals would increase the amount of offspring with the genes the parent corals had used to survive, but then how are they "super" genes. The way I see it, they could either be breeding to get the most heat resistant coral or inducing spawning, growing the corals out, putting them back onto the reefs, and then letting them reproduce on their own to increase the % of the population that has the genes to survive- which I really don't consider "super genes" but I guess that's an opinion. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

All of us, assuming our parents didn't pick randomly, have artificially selected genes because people pick based on some trait. That is the standard definition of artificial selection. Genetic engineering or manipulation is a step up where it is done to get a certain phenotype or genotype in the offspring(like rice plants and drought resistance) instead of just because it indicates a healthy organism(like peacocks and feathers or people and attractiveness). They are not manipulating genes yet when picking the surviving corals. They are manipulating genes by breeding the most heat resistant corals together in order to increase that gene in the offspring. Genetic engineering is not nearly as invasive as people think it is at the most basic level. It does get very invasive when gene splicing is used to make glowing mice. While most people just consider breeding as normal and non invasive, it is still genetic manipulation/engineering because the genes are being artificially selected for in order to change the offspring. This is the textbook definition of these terms, not the common one. As for the ethics and where they got their breeding stock, it's not very clear exactly what they mean in this article. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I was referring to the mini colonies pictured above the Pipette picture. Breeding is artificial selection which is genetic manipulation. This is why we have 6 different vegetables that came from the wild mustard plant(like broccoli). This is the first I've heard of the farmed coral die off. Mind linking me to an article? And I sure hope coral is as resilient as history would have us think. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

They do take samples from the wild to use then I'm guessing use their larvae. If they are increasing yields that's what I'd like to hear about rather than the ethics because all of our land crops are genetically manipulated by artificial selection anyway. They also only specifically say the gene for heat resistance. Otherwise they say "the best genes" or "super genes". The article is interesting but I'd like to hear more about their results, predictions, and methods. I'm just a stickler for the specifics. Had to explain my lab work in bio to a much higher degree than this article. Of course that's not great for the consumption of the average person. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I suppose they could splice the heat resistant gene of a surviving coral into the DNA of a coral that would not normally survive just to keep it from extinction? But none of these coral reefs will really grow back in our lifetimes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That would happen naturally with the corals that survive the heat anyway. The living ones would reproduce and pass on the genes that allowed them to live. The problem would solve itself. It would just take forever. I don't really see how taking the remaining corals and breeding them would hasten the process as they would already do exactly that in their natural environment. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Two large polyps. Think that's the most I'll get... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Wouldn't it still take ridiculously long for all the coral to grow back regardless? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ten minutes from me Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

How high is the ceiling? You could just have them lift and sit flush against the ceiling while doing maintenance? Not that I have any experience with this. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Pavona. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Could be hitchhiker yellow sponge and clove polyp. Or there is a smaller variety of star shaped polyp that i can't remember the name of. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You have to tell us your secrets after this! Also where you got that cool frag holder. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm at two large polyps. No babies. Oh well guess I should start making prize frags... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Stay safe! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Beautiful. Got some cool pictures of the pinhole effect. No totality pictures though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Anyone know where I can get 6-10 pedersons? Online ones are out of stock and ordering in at the pet store is quite expensive. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No problem. I think that it was priced at 7.60 a pound if I'm correct. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

House of tropicals in glen burnie MD Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So far I've just been using the included tiny t5. Will probably go with eheim and a timer. Some things I may or may not plan on doing: Gluing and epoxying all the rock together so it doesn't touch the glass and can be picked up and moves as one piece.-maybe Adding 6-10 pederson shrimp from mysaltwaterfishstore.com-soon Adding plating sponge? -maybe Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Flatworm? Hard to tell Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Careful. They will sneak up on that rock and once they get there that can never be undone. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The smallest I've seen those go is 18". I'll have to check and see if that how but mine is. Maybe. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So the prime has iffy reviews. As for the shrimp I'll either order them online or ask today's pet to order them in. Think I might just go with the eheim light on a timer. Idk Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk