Fragging a Leather toadstool

[ClownFish0322]

Hi
I have a leather toadstool I wanted to turn into four new ones plus the old one.

My understanding is you just have to cut off the top then cut the top into quarters a new top will grow on the old stem and you secure the tops with rubber bands and the will grow new stems I would like a few people to verify or correct this before I try.

The toadstool has a radius of 2 inches.

 

[fat-tony]

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[pinnatus]

My experience with rubber bands is they are either too tight and cut the piece in half or too loose and the piece floats away. I have found it is best to stick the pieces in a Tupperware bowl with rubble on the bottom and the pieces will attach themselves to a piece of rubble. You can then glue the rubble to whatever you want.

You can cut it up however you want, each piece will grow, IME.

 

[pinnatus]

I'd also wear eye protection, they can squirt you when you cut them.

The video Fat-tony provided is great!

 

[skeletor121]

Where are the bannings for a. fish related content within the lounge and b. actually being helpful, especially with the first reply, in the lounge?


ETA - Looks like this was moved to the correct forum

 

[ClownFish0322]

All right thanks a lot I still would like to know if you can cut the top off the main stalk and a new top will grow

 

[Josh40996]

Yeah you can cut the top off and the left over flesh will grow new polyps.

 

[ClownFish0322]

Thank you it is getting so big I think more smaller ones would be nicer

 

[Heathcoot]

i use a straight brand new razor blade and slice the stalk under the main head in one cut and let it heal then place it on the rock i want it to attach to the rock it may take up to a month but it will look like a honeycomb the first week and weeks to follow you will see the new polyps start to grow out of the honeycomb holes and create a new head in about 3 months but when you cut make sure you have a decent skimmer being it is a leather and has some stench and slime with it