How to frag zoas

[Hungriee]

My collection is starting to overtake the plugs and disks. I'd like to propagate them but afraid I'd kill the polyps when using the coral bone cutter. Any best practices used to propagate these? How do you guys handle the single polyp crags without getting glue on them when gluing to the plugs?


Any special tools needed? I got razor blades and coral bone cutters..

 

[m'akoyPINOY]

bring 'em here i'll show you how.:smile:

 

[James]

I just recently fragged 1 polyp and I used a razor blade to cut it off and tweezers for placing it on the frag post.

 

[Hungriee]

bring 'em here i'll show you how.:smile:

I'd like to come over one day to check ur stuff out just hadn't had time...

 

[Hungriee]

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I just recently fragged 1 polyp and I used a razor blade to cut it off and tweezers for placing it on the frag post.

When u cut with a razor blade do u cut from the side or slice through the bottom of the polyp? The process is like surgery ..

 

[James]

well, i am not nearly as experienced as makoy. I only cut my first 1 polyp frag yesterday (from makoy, and going to be gifted at the swap) but i sliced vertically btw the base and the thing it was on (in my case a flat plug) and then cut horizontally where the polyp had grown from the other one (the little root like piece that connected the two. Hope this is clear. If not tell me and I will try to explain a little better.

 

[Hungriee]

So in other words u cut down then across - L shape cut against the plug..

 

[James]

yup. pretty much tried to cut as deeply into the frag post as possible not leaving any "flesh" of the zoa base, it worked. the zoa is open and seemingly happy now on a new rock.

 

[KathyC]

We will be having multiple fragging demonstrations during the swap - it would be a great event for you to attend to learn how to frag a number of different types of coral!!

 

[jadakiss]

im going to be at that fraggin demonstration, i got zoas that has been with me for 4yrs that need a trim

 

[cisco1717]

just be careful from what i heard all kinds of zoas are poisonous and they squrit. so as long you dont put your finger in your eye or mouth after touching it.

 

[jadakiss]

ok. i just always wanted to know how to frag zoas, im scared i might kill them.