Fragging echinata

[cal_stir]

I have a large rainbow echinata that is growing out over the substrate, can I frag it off with scissors?

 

[griss]

Got a picture? I’ve always used stainless steel bone cutters for fragging.

 

[cal_stir]

It's just flesh that is creeping out over the substrate, will try to get a pic later

 

[griss]

Oh, my bad, you’re talking about an echinata. For some reason when I first read the OP I thought I read Efflo (Acropora).

An Echin is an LPS. If memory serves, you need a portion of the skeleton along with part of the flesh to frags an LPS.

 

[kharmaguru]

I've never fragged an acan but generally you separate the skeleton between the heads. Trimming off flesh without skeleton would not produce a viable frag IMO.

 

[cal_stir]

Makes sense, thanks