Colt Corals

[220Gallon-Tim]

Good Evening R2R Crew,

Apologies, I have been MIA for a while. I recently received some Colt Corals from a friend. He had to trim down his colt corals because they were growing out of control. Since I have put them in my aquarium they have been very hard to glue to rocks due to the slime that comes from the colt coral. I even tried to use a fishing line to tie them down and they started to break off and detach themselves from the root. Has anyone had success getting them to attach to rock? I started to think since they were recently cut from the existing rock they may need to heal before I try to glue them down. Thoughts or insight on this inquiry.

Thanks much. See photos of one completely detached from rock and one that is starting to detach from a piece of rock.

 

[DeniseAndy]

Leathers are notoriously hard to attach to rock. Think trying to glue or attach jello to anything. That is more rics and mushrooms than leathers, but still.

I have been most successful by trapping the coral between two rocks or shoving it in a tight hole in a rock and it will eventually attach and you can move it. Or put in a basket with rocks and wait for it to attach and glue the rock where you want it. Can take a couple weeks to actually attach. Be patient.

 

[Gareth elliott]

I like loose rubber bands. Actually easier to get them to attach to a piece of rubble(smaller rubber band, less tension). Then glue the rubble to the rock you want to place it on.

 

[220Gallon-Tim]

Thanks for that insight! Much appreciated

 

[MixedFruitBasket]

Colts are exceedingly slimy--. Someone above mentioned trapping it between rocks. That's what I would suggest. Anything else might tick it off and it will just produce even more mucas than before.

 

[220Gallon-Tim]

Thanks much,

I purchased two baskets and placed the Colt Coral in sections that wedge the rock against the coral. The basket prevents them from being blown around yet still receiving flow. Now it’s a waiting game.

thanks again!

 

[GeoSquid]

I tried the fishing line and then rubber band about a year ago with one and killed it. A month ago, I got another one and just wedged it between 2 rock and it worked great and much less stress i think.

 

[220Gallon-Tim]

I truly think this is the beat idea. I have so much Colt Coral though . I have to adjust the flow in my tank. When I wedge them the flow pull them out the wedge.

Its a tuff balancing act with other coral in the tank. SMH.. This is like a full time job! Lol.

thanks all for the input.

Tim

 

[F i s h y]

I know this is an older thread but something I've done in the past that worked well for me was to stick a plastic toothpick through the coral about a half inch from the cut end. Then use a rubberband to loosely hold the toothpick against the rock you want the coral on. Once the coral has plenty of time to attach, spin the toothpick just a little then slowly pull it out. This has worked for all types of softies, devils hand, colt, Kenya, toadstool, etc. As with anything in this hobby... patience is key...