Acan growth rate?

keihi20 · 07/16/2012, 10:31 AM

I'm looking to get a few acans, my first ones, and I was curious about the growth rate. I know there are a million factors that relate to this but based on your conditions what is the growth rate of your acans? new head per month? 2 months? what?

TIA

greech · 07/16/2012, 10:56 AM

Mine are fairly slow compared to other (chalice, favia, etc) but if you get in the habit of target feeding them 2 to 3 times a week they will pick up the pace. Small meaty food like mysis work well for this.

keihi20 · 07/16/2012, 11:04 AM

greech, have you been able to measure a rate at all? heads per month etc?

MBIETZ · 07/16/2012, 10:42 PM

Its hard to judge the growth rate of acans because it depends on so many factors mine grow pretty fast when there is exposed skeleton to be covered maybe 3-4 heads a month maybe more maybe less depending on if i feed them or not but once the skeleton is all covered then they grow pretty slow.

jones02 · 07/17/2012, 06:03 PM

my acans spread pretty fast, started with 3 heads and they all split off into 6 and they split to 12 withing a couple months. i find that my blastos spread about 2x as fast as my acans do.

NewbyReefer · 07/19/2012, 11:02 AM

My acans are hit and miss. My red ones haven't done anything but my purpleish ones went from 2 heads to 6 heads in 3 months. Conditions are identicle as they are about 1" apart on a rock.

hogfish · 07/19/2012, 11:59 AM

growth rates change per so many conditions that it is difficult to give an accurate estimate.

07/16/2012, 10:31 AM	#1
keihi20 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: A little place called summer heights Posts: 72	Acan growth rate? I'm looking to get a few acans, my first ones, and I was curious about the growth rate. I know there are a million factors that relate to this but based on your conditions what is the growth rate of your acans? new head per month? 2 months? what? TIA

07/16/2012, 10:56 AM	#2
greech Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 3,133	Mine are fairly slow compared to other (chalice, favia, etc) but if you get in the habit of target feeding them 2 to 3 times a week they will pick up the pace. Small meaty food like mysis work well for this. __________________ ~Graham Current Tank Info: Tank: 40 breeder; 20H sump w/SWC 120; Sicce 3.0 return; Vortech MP-10; Sundial T5, DIY Actinic LED (3W Cree). Livestock: Pair of Black & Whites; Midas Blenny; Firefish; Yasha/pistol; Black Leopard Wrasse; LPS and SPS

07/19/2012, 11:02 AM	#6
NewbyReefer Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 756	My acans are hit and miss. My red ones haven't done anything but my purpleish ones went from 2 heads to 6 heads in 3 months. Conditions are identicle as they are about 1" apart on a rock. __________________ ¸. ·´¯`·.¸¸><((((º> ¸.·´¯`·.¸¸><((((º>¸.·´¯`·.¸¸><((((º> ¸.·´¯`·.¸¸ Current Tank Info: 40 Gal Super High Mix Reef w/120watte LED

07/16/2012, 11:04 AM	#3
keihi20 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: A little place called summer heights Posts: 72	greech, have you been able to measure a rate at all? heads per month etc?

07/16/2012, 10:42 PM	#4
MBIETZ Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Chico CA Posts: 421	Its hard to judge the growth rate of acans because it depends on so many factors mine grow pretty fast when there is exposed skeleton to be covered maybe 3-4 heads a month maybe more maybe less depending on if i feed them or not but once the skeleton is all covered then they grow pretty slow.

07/17/2012, 06:03 PM	#5
jones02 Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ontario Posts: 71	my acans spread pretty fast, started with 3 heads and they all split off into 6 and they split to 12 withing a couple months. i find that my blastos spread about 2x as fast as my acans do.

07/19/2012, 11:59 AM	#7
hogfish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 51	growth rates change per so many conditions that it is difficult to give an accurate estimate.