How do I frag out my frogspawn?

[NanoCube-boy]

I have a frogspawn that is about a XL now. It has about 5 branches and soon to be 6. How can divide these guys out without injuring them?

 

[flyhigh123]

i just break it at where it branches , at least 1 inch before the head as not to hurt the coral... u can use a set of pliers( the snipping ones) or garden scissors, the ones with he spring....

 

[NanoCube-boy]

oh... Would it get infected?

 

[Loralie]

I have never had a problem fragging this way. Make sure the clippers are clean.

 

[BeanAnimal]

As I understand it, the only living part of the coral is close to the soft tip. The rest is just calcified skeleton.

 

[NanoCube-boy]

Check out my frogspawn guys, these are Large now...

Here is a picture when I have it about a week sine I bought them.

Here is a picture later on at night... during that day.

Yea, these guys grow fast under 50/50 36watts Coralife 12inches lighting. My light is only a 4hour period daily. BTW, They are in quarntine about 4months...

 

[Ti]

cut the calcified base

 

[BeanAnimal]

qhy quarantine for so long?

 

[lechee12]

thats not that big check out my frog, it opens to the size of a basketball with 36+ heads

 

[NanoCube-boy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6487664#post6487664 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BeanAnimal
qhy quarantine for so long?

My main tank is under construction. Still recovering from nitrate problem that I had before.

Lechee12. Very nice...

 

[BeanAnimal]

do you get big sweepers on that thing?

 

[NanoCube-boy]

Sweepers?

 

[MiddletonMark]

Yup, you want to cut the base. I like using my dremel [use safety glasses ... bacteria-coated skelton can fly].
Gloves would be a good idea, too.

Here's the `side cutting bit' and mine ... my wife's picture, keys in hand, ready to take me to the ER. :lol:

Here's a little article on it:
http://www.coralplanet.com/Coral_Propagation_Branching_Euphyllia.htm

These guys have good ideas for using a dremel:
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-03/ac_sp/feature/index.php
Anthony has great general suggestions here:
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/ac/feature/index.php
On the left column, down a ways, there's a link for a page here:
http://reefs.org/library/farmertodd/
Or directly:
http://reefs.org/library/farmertodd/frag/lps/3.htm

Best of luck

 

[NanoCube-boy]

How come you drilling it?

 

[MiddletonMark]

It's a side-cutting bit, actually, on my dremel. The photo is deceiving, as it looks like I'm drilling the coral.

It cuts out skeleton suprisingly well. I'm really holding the tip right at the edge, slowly gouging a deep groove into the coral.

Given it's impossible to get `in there' with a diamond-wheel ... and there's not a huge amount of skeleton to make a mistake on ... I cut most of it out with the side-cutting bit before using a clippers or pliers to break the last bit.

Careful not to damage the heads in process.

Anyway - those links I posted are probably the best sources of info, beyond Anthony's BOCP.

 

[NanoCube-boy]

Thanks for the Links information. Those links help me understand a lot.

 

[racrumrine]

To cut off mature heads, I use a dremel cutting wheel.

To propogate, the little inmature buds underneath, see this thread.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=395873&highlight=roy+frogspawn

Here is a picture of a bud a few days after I used this method.

Best of luck,

Roy

 

[NanoCube-boy]

Nice thread, thanks...

 

[NanoCube-boy]

racrumrine

What is that bottle thing you place your frogspawn in? Not saying anything bad, just a joke... I see streak in your glass... heheh

 

[Mind_nl]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6524727#post6524727 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NanoCube-boy

What is that bottle thing you place your frogspawn in?

Looks like one of those floral piks Anthony talks about them in this article