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Unread 09/18/2017, 12:39 PM   #1
jayball
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Green Nepitha propagation - how hardy?

As the title states, how hardy are they when cutting? Can they be chunked like a toadstool leather coral or should I stick to snipping individual branches? can I take the whole colony off of the top of a 1.5 inch thick branch and have the base survive?

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Unread 09/18/2017, 04:14 PM   #2
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Mine are almost impossible to kill. I have ripped them off rocks to give away and have had them grow back from the remains. Cutting them apart doesn't even slow them down.


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Unread 09/24/2017, 08:09 AM   #3
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Just like a toadstool - leathers ime are impossible to kill. I typically cut the stalk/branch off close to the rock and the stump/base grows a whole new colony if left unchecked (pruned)


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Unread 09/26/2017, 03:40 PM   #4
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Do these corals griw fast?


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Unread 09/26/2017, 07:19 PM   #5
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Do these corals griw fast?
Yes, so far the nepitha has outgrown both a teal finger leather and two toadstools given even time. To be fair it is getting blasted with both flow and light so it has some advantage over the other leathers.

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Unread 09/27/2017, 07:46 PM   #6
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Thanks, i have the nepthea n sinulara hopefully they will take off..


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