Ok an update... this one started growing like crazy up up and away. It ended up attaching itself up HIGH on the rock via a long skinny stalk. In fact after closer inspection it was attached at the base (frag disk), about 1" up on the rock and again about another 2" up. I took a sharp knife and cut it just below the 1" attachment point. That part withdrew onto the disk and seemed "strange" for a few days. I kept looking and it started "budding" and after a week it clearly had buds that were becoming "hands". within 3 weeks it was clearly pulsing hands just like the original. I then took the knife and cut between the top colony and the small attachments 2" below the colony. Again the lower portion (which was only a small "DOT" on the rock) withdrew and over a couple of weeks budded like the other. Now it's a fully active 3rd colony of this critter and all look so healthy. So don't be afraid to cut this one. It looks like ANYTHING that's attached has the ability to become another colony.
good luck and let me know if you get the same results.
Allen
