So i am fairly well rounded as far as softies go for fragging. put em in a blender and pour it in ur tank..ok, not that extreme.
WEll I got a VERY NICE Duncan coral as a trade. he brought his whole piece and asked if id take a frag. Thank jesus it was the branching type and I got 4 heads off one branch!!!
I did not know anything about the coral until i wen to scissor the branch. Oh...its like a rock! Well I am a sculpture major so I put my skills to use. I took my heavy duty Scissor blade and wedged it where the branches meet. I pushed down on both sides until I heard a pop!
The coral did not budge, So I picked it up and the branch all of the sudden slid off perfectly!!! I cut it so I could glue it to the glass and it would point upwards.. I plan on gluing it to the end of a tonga branch or something cool. Its going to be my centerpiece for my lionfish. Hes s perching maniac.
This method seemed more less stressful on the coral than a saw would have IMO. The heat from the saw just sounds painful...this way was like If say a sea turtle busted it off? Natural breakage seems normal to me, and I assume that is partly how they propagate themselves in case of accidents.
I was SO nervous I was going to just shatter the thing but the guy was really cool. I told him this was my first one ever. Just maybe thought I should share my experience and maybe save a few cents in electricity by not using a power saw. Next step. Brain coral...this one may need a saw lol.
WEll I got a VERY NICE Duncan coral as a trade. he brought his whole piece and asked if id take a frag. Thank jesus it was the branching type and I got 4 heads off one branch!!!
I did not know anything about the coral until i wen to scissor the branch. Oh...its like a rock! Well I am a sculpture major so I put my skills to use. I took my heavy duty Scissor blade and wedged it where the branches meet. I pushed down on both sides until I heard a pop!
The coral did not budge, So I picked it up and the branch all of the sudden slid off perfectly!!! I cut it so I could glue it to the glass and it would point upwards.. I plan on gluing it to the end of a tonga branch or something cool. Its going to be my centerpiece for my lionfish. Hes s perching maniac.
This method seemed more less stressful on the coral than a saw would have IMO. The heat from the saw just sounds painful...this way was like If say a sea turtle busted it off? Natural breakage seems normal to me, and I assume that is partly how they propagate themselves in case of accidents.
I was SO nervous I was going to just shatter the thing but the guy was really cool. I told him this was my first one ever. Just maybe thought I should share my experience and maybe save a few cents in electricity by not using a power saw. Next step. Brain coral...this one may need a saw lol.
