Plate coral has been fragged

[a2fire2i]

Well, I pretty much did what the reef keeping article did. diamond blade with the dremel to score it, then just one clip with tin snips and it came apart. When the dremel was cutting the coral, it was giving off the same smell as when you are in the dentist office getting your teeth drilled. I was able to get 9 frags, and keep the mouth attached with one.

I put two layers of egg create under them when i put them in my tank so they are off the sand bed. I am also running my skimmer a little wetter, and also dropped in a bag of carbon.

 

[JABREEF]

Sweet. I already called dibs on 1 frag. You're a braver man than I am. I couldn't have fragged such a beautiful plate. Good luck Corey!!!

 

[SoundsFishy2me2]

Looks like a perfect frag job with out any loss from cutting. Nice work on that. I agree with Joe, it's gotta be scarry to cut it up.. What will you do with the new frags and how long do you expect the healing process to take for them?

 

[a2fire2i]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11292510#post11292510 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SoundsFishy2me2
Looks like a perfect frag job with out any loss from cutting. Nice work on that. I agree with Joe, it's gotta be scarry to cut it up.. What will you do with the new frags and how long do you expect the healing process to take for them?

Not sure on the healing time. Hopefully pretty quickly, but I am sure that wont be the case. Since they dont have any mouths, they will need to reply on the lighting to keep them alive. Once they heal, they will be up for sale. Agu, you can have first pick and it will be on the house!

 

[Ah64av8tor]

If it works out for you, Ill take one for sure.

 

[mflamb]

Very interesting. Keep us updated.

 

[a2fire2i]

Not sure what happened yesterday with extension as I wasnt home when the lights were on, but today it has looked pretty well. Of course, its not a great as it was before I fragged it, but it doesnt look like it will die either..

 

[melonball6]

You are a brave, brave man. I don't know that I would have tried that wit such a beatiful specimen.

 

[skeeter-doc]

wow, now that it what I call fragging at its finest

everyone calls you brave, I say you are a budding pioneer, it does take bravery to cut your prized coral up into nine pieces, but if no one ever tried it, would we even know about fragging things?

 

[a2fire2i]

Below are some pics that i just took! I think these frags will be ready to sell really soon! I am thinking 15 for the bigger ones and 10 for the smaller ones. Agu has first choice if he wants one. I will be keeping the one with the mouth.

Excuse the yellow tang. He is a rescue victim that needed to be saved! He is a happy little guy that eats like there is no tomorrow thankfully!

FTS:

 

[JABREEF]

Do they grow a new mouth?

 

[a2fire2i]

Joe,
Per the article above "Over time the corals regain their roughly circular form, though sometimes they may have unusual skeletal features, and sometimes multiple mouths."

 

[Agu]

Corey, I'm in for a frag, pick out my choice.

 

[saltycreefer]

I've done it with an orange plate. They recover quickly but takes 4 or 5 months for them to grow into circular shapes (my experience)

 

[Agu]

You should probably give them time to heal for another week or two.

I want a square one, I've never had a square coral

 

[JABREEF]

Update? Photos maybe?

 

[a2fire2i]

I will try to take some photos tonight. The frags are prettty close to being back to the tentacle extension that they were before it was fragged.

 

[ReavesInc]

How do you think they would do shipped to CA?

 

[a2fire2i]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11368774#post11368774 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ReavesInc
How do you think they would do shipped to CA?

I am sure it would do fine, but by the time you would pay for shipping over night across the us, you would probably find one out there for the same price. If you were closer, id consider shipping.

 

[a2fire2i]

sorry guys, I wasnt able to get a pic tonight. Will try again tomorrow.