Fragging cauliflower colt coral

STP wellsophyllia · May 20, 2013

Im thinking of fragging this piece that i have.. If you look at the picture you can see the branch on tge right thats hanging over.. The coral itself is about a foot tall and its foot has about a 5" diameter. Any suggestions on how i should go about fragging off that branch?

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amppdx · May 20, 2013

You can cut it with a scalpel, razor blade, nail scisors or even just a nice sharp kitchen knife. Keep in mind that it will start growing out of hte spot you cut it off. As for reattaching it to another rock, pretty much any method to hold it gently in place will work. Butcher twine and rubber bands are probably the most common. the key is to use as little pressure as possible to keep it in place otherwise you will end up cutting into it and leave yoruself open to problems.

STP wellsophyllia · May 20, 2013

Its kindof a large piece to be just cutting off with a sharp object.. Should i do it slowly with applying pressure with a rubberband?

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amppdx · May 21, 2013

I've cut Kenya trees that are over 1" diameter with nail scissors. The tissue is actually pretty firm and cutting gives a clean edge to heal up and start growing a new branch.

totion · May 21, 2013

i use a brand new razor blade to frag my tree coral. then to get it to attach to a rock i use a toothpick or a plastic fork tine, stick it horizontally through the bottom of the frag, and then use rubberband on the toothpick/fork tine to hold it against a rock. i have also used loose zip ties to hold them against a rock to get them to attach.