Anyone know how to frag a pectinia?

[justthewife]

I was thinking of fragging my pectinia but I have little experience in fragging. What tools do I need, where/how to cut it. Any other info of what I can do to make a few healthy pectinia frags would be great. After care? Thanks.

 

[organism]

I think you'd probably need either a dremel with a diamond saw blade or a bandsaw. You may be able to pull it off with coral shears (from the manicure section at any drugstore) but it would be a pretty nasty cut on the coral. For aftercare you want low to moderate flow in order to keep it from sliming and getting infected.

 

[discocarp]

I just snipped a protruding piece of my space invaders with bone cutters.

 

[triggreef]

I think bandsaw would be best. Or dremel. I would leave some good size to the frags especially if it's a fleshy version of pectinia. That alien eye pectinia seems like it would be easier to frag than whatever mine is, just because mine is very fleshy. I know whoever cut mine used a bandsaw and it mostly all died off but the small portion that lived did well and you'd never know where it was cut now, about 8 months later.

 

[justthewife]

Mine is very fleshy too. I don't know what kind it is.

 

[justthewife]

these are the the two pectinia's I have. I am thinking of fragging one of them. Does anyone know what kind of pectinia they are?

 

[discocarp]

You could cut any one of those spines off and superglue the cut side down on a frag plug or some rubble easily. I would not break out a saw for that. Its should be an easy snip.

 

[organism]

You could cut any one of those spines off and superglue the cut side down on a frag plug or some rubble easily. I would not break out a saw for that. Its should be an easy snip.

+1, with those you can just break one off with whatever.

 

[Gundo5000]

Bone cutters should work just fine.

 

[justthewife]

thanks everyone. I don't know yet if I am brave enough to actually do it.

 

[discocarp]

Don't be afraid! It isn't as hard as it sounds.

 

[TWISTER702]

just cut it and your done. I would sit the cut end in the sand bed to heal before you glue it.