Whisker Coral

[All6Fish]

I think that Duncans are part of the Zoa family, is that correct? We feed ours shrimp pieces and they seem tobe doing great. Does anyone know how hard it is to frag them? is it dangerous, as will I kill it if done wrong?

 

[A. Grandis]

"Duncans" are corals, not zoanthids.

Grandis.

 

[JustinBT]

As far as fragging they're an LPS and you would need to cut the skeleton via coral saw or Dremel. If you haven't done this yet and you're leery but still want to frag them I'm sure somebody from the CTARS forum would be more than willing to lend a hand for your first time. Maybe even at one of the next meetings, it could be a little demo.
Another option might be to call an LFS and see if they'll arrange a day for you to bring it in and have their coral saw ready. If no one closer to you is willing I bet Go Fish in Clinton will hook you up if you mention you're from CTARS/Reef Central.
Or you can watch some videos, buy a diamond wheel for a Dremel and have at it! Yours looks to be the non-branching variety of Duncan. I'm just beginning to scratch the surface of Duncan knowledge personally, I picked up my second last week, a ReefHab from Live Aquaria. I would hazard a guess that the branching variety would be a little easier to frag though I'm no sort of expert.
Good luck, I don't have the tools personally but let me know if I can be of help

 

[All6Fish]

Thanks Justin, I guess im just not ready to cut the whisker.....There is no hard coralon it but rather as you see in the pictures it would appear I would need sharp scapel or sissors?

 

[650-IS350]

Ive used sharp scaples, or chisel to break em LOL

 

[Almondsaz]

I used a dremel to frag mine to make sure I didn't splinter it. Gives a little more precision on the mounting surface you end up with.

 

[SushiGirl]

There is no hard coralon it but rather as you see in the pictures it would appear I would need sharp scapel or sissors?

There is a hard skeleton underneath the soft part of the coral. LPS = Long Polyp Stony = it has a hard skeleton with very fleshy soft parts growing from it.

 

[JustinBT]

Sorry, I should have included this. This is our local Connecticut forum, it's been a great resource for me and I've learned a lot thanks to all the great people who post there and come to meetings.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=186

 

[Dexters Reef]

I don't know if by fragging you mean to cut below the head, or if you are asking if you can cut the head itself.

Instead of fragging, they will multiply on their own with good lighting, medium flow, and feeding every 2-3 days.

I bought a frag of 3 heads a few months ago, and just noticed I have a 4th head fully developed. I looked a little closer and saw 3 more heads developing!