How big can a fungia get?

[Faciosity]

Anybody know? I have 2 plate corals, a long tentacle and a short tentacle. They are both 6"+. What's the biggest one you've seen? I saw an elongated plate (or tounge coral) today that was about 4-5" wide and a foot long! Almost bought it for $40, but the color wasn't exactly what I was looking for.

 

[mojoreef]

Well it depends on the family but they can grow more then a foot around in the wild, I believe they stop growing at around 30years???

Mojo

 

[Faciosity]

Too bad I don't know how old mine are! Still got some growing to do though I'm sure.

 

[Loke]

when do they detach from the base? i have two. when i first found them they looked like aptasia. but now there huge and i dont konw how big they get before they detach from the base.

 

[Faciosity]

I don't know, mine are huge and free sitting. However, I've heard that if you have them growing off a rock, it can turn into what they call a factory. One will grow and drop, and then another will start growing one after another.

 

[mojoreef]

We used to put a scare down one of the ridges with a knife, after a bit they would start to form buds and drop off little ones

Mojo

 

[ReefLogic]

I had a fungia factory going on for a while there. It started as one hijacker...and before I knew it there were 8 on the plug after the first and second one's detached. The first one was around 5 inches when I gave it away.

 

[returnofsid]

when do they detach from the base? i have two. when i first found them they looked like aptasia. but now there huge and i dont konw how big they get before they detach from the base.

There are Colonial Fungia and Solitary Fungia. Colonial fungia are the ones that form colonies, with some, eventually breaking off at the base. I have no idea at what age they do this

As for size, there are "Slipper Coral" Fungia, that can grow 18" long, or larger.