why we should propagate corals

mhedrick · #1 03/31/2006, 12:37 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science....ap/index.html

rudeanduncouth · #2 03/31/2006, 02:01 PM

Didn't think there was much of a debate about that.

The Marmot · #3 04/03/2006, 10:56 PM

Hopefully there are enough Ricordia Floridas and other Carribean species in captivity to keep them from going extinct. It's sad to think about, but at this point I'm sure that my daughter will learn about the "Extinction of Coral Reefs" as part of her history lessons once she is in school.

onereefnotenuf · #4 04/05/2006, 07:29 AM

it is ironic that those groups who were successful in getting a ban on taking any Florida live rock and most coral may have inadvertently caused the extinction of some species of coral.
If the coral was in our tanks it wouldn't be dying on the reef's now.

rudeanduncouth · #5 04/05/2006, 12:33 PM

I think it would still be dying. But it would certainly be easer to repopulate it later.

onereefnotenuf · #6 04/06/2006, 08:38 AM

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Originally posted by rudeanduncouth
I think it would still be dying. But it would certainly be easer to repopulate it later.

i meant whatever was taken out a placed in our tanks wouldn't be dying. the reef's would still be in trouble but at least some of the coral would still be around.

nitratesucks · #7 04/21/2006, 06:47 PM

I cant seem to find enough info on propagating corals and such on this sight. Would love to lean how. Can't use the search! Anyone got any links i could read?

mhedrick · #8 04/25/2006, 07:34 AM

www.garf.org has some great how to clips on prop corals

rudeanduncouth · #9 04/26/2006, 12:54 PM

If you can find them. There site is just a pain sometimes.