How to frag a Cult Coral?

[Manicosi]

This coral grows out of control and I was wondering if anyone had any secrets on how to get the freshly fragged pieces to attach to some sort of rubble.

 

[JetCat USA]

sew them on with monofiliment fishing line and a needle, tie it to the rock, don't tie so tight it cuts through.

 

[Manicosi]

Thanks for the reply. I have done many types of line and even tooth picks and probably 75% of the frags end up drifting around the tank because either the line or the tooth pick has cut through. I guess I just tied it to tightly

 

[JetCat USA]

yes most likely.

I've had the best results by using a zip-tie placed around where you want to frag, then over several weeks slowly close the zip-tie a click or two at the time till the frag 'pops off' when it separates it'll have a crust where you're wanting to attach it and it's easier to get it secured, but this method is longer and requires more work on your part.

 

[chem-e]

I've used the toothpick method before on colts with success. For my toadstool I used super glue, so perhaps that might work for colts as well.

 

[Manicosi]

The colt coral produces to much slime to use super glue.

 

[crispyreef]

You can make cuttings and let them sit on your crushed coral bed. In 2 or 3 days the coral will attach to some of the rubble and then can easily be glued to a plug. It is passive but works very well.

 

[rogergolf66]

I made an container to hold them. I cut a 2 litter bottle about 4 inches from the bottom all the way around. then filled it with rubble and put a peice of vail or screen over the top tie it down with a bubberband. It will attach itself to one of the peices of rubble and you will not loose any peices.

good luck

 

[DetectiveTofu]

get some nice clean scissors, and go to town with that bad boy! Then attach the fragged piece of a plug or some live rock rubble. The mother colony (if healthy) should recover in no time. Colt corals are pretty hardy.

 

[Am00re34]

i got mine to attach by using a piece of a plastic mesh (looks like a screen door, but plastic). I put the mesh over the frag and rubberbanded it to the rock. i left it that way for about a week or two (cant remember) and it attached itself.

 

[crabbejoe]

Cut it with a scissors, and put the base of the frag under a rock. It'll attach to the rock in a week or two.

 

[firebirdbandit]

I use the thinest rubber bands to attach them. Then I just cut off the band afterwards. Works great for me.