My Dendro Split..

[rookie07]

So Ive had a dendro now for about 5 months.
There is the original head/polyp...and 4 or 5 smaller heads.

Now, I have just noticed that the original head has split into two! I mean, what was once one mouth and head, is now two mouths and two heads(Not a baby, an actual head). The two heads are still connected, but they both have a full circle of tenticals. Every day they are further and further along in the splitting process.

I will Post a few pics tomorrow, when the lights are on.

Has anyone ever seen this happen before? Or heard of it?

 

[masterswimmer]

New species........Siamese Dendro....... $10,000/polyp.........guess it's two polyps with one stalk? $20,000 going once.................

swimmer

 

[rookie07]

I couldnt get a good pic, that shows the actual mouths...tand they are free-hand, Im running late for dinner...
It's the very top head, look for the two rings of tenticals....and you can see it pinching alittle also, I think it might split into two different heads(it is still connected via skin)

 

[reefman]

they can mutiply fast. this was taken 4 months ago (5 heads). all from 1 polyp. now i have 8 heads. private feedings often will encourage growth.

 

[rookie07]

Reefman...youre not reading......I know they can grow.....BUT, MINE HAS SPLIT(1 head is spliting into 2, the mouth split in half)

 

[reefman]

i'm not a big fan on readin.
but mine's (the biggest head) also has splitted with 2 mouths. however the skeleton still hasnt done much in terms of dividing.

 

[qckwzrd]

Mines have never split, they just grew a bunch of babies from the sides. See if you can get a pic from the top down.

 

[rookie07]

Here is an old pic of the head w/ 2 mouths....I will get a new pic asap and post so you can compare

 

[rookie07]

Here is a new pic(I had just done a water change, and a general cleaning).

 

[rookie07]

WOW, I just realized how much more red ther is now.

 

[basiab]

I have candy canes and that is how they split. First there is a new mouth, then the polyp starts pinching in the middle with one mouth on each side and then there are two separate polyps.

 

[marki24]

congrats on being a father