Splitting Birdsnest and/or poccilapora

[beckerjm]

I've got a very large green birdsnest and pink poccilapora that are growing into each other that I need to do something about. Both are probably 6" diameter. I really don't want to create a large number of small frags. Is there anyway to split the colony in two??? I'm afraid that if I try to split it it half, I just end of crushing it.

 

[BLKTANG]

Can you remove the rock with the corals on it, if you can just chip the Poci off at the base.

 

[Whisperer]

You inevitably will end up with plenty of frags. The birdsnest is very fragile. If they are not burning each other, I will leave them be. It's more interesting to see two corals with branches extending to the others'.

 

[allsps40]

^ plus 1

 

[beckerjm]

Problem is they have both grown so huge in the last 1 1/2 year, from a small frag to over 6" diameter each. Nowhere for them to continue growing. I would have liked to split them in halfs or fourths and then just keep one section - but I was afraid that wouldn't be possible.

 

[ezerasurfr]

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Just take them out and clip them from below to create larger sections. Dont try to break anything by hand, you'll most likely just end up damaging the colony.