Gorgonian need a haircut!

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Afternoon all, so as the title implies, I have a photosynthetic purple gorgonian that is in need of a trim. How is the best way to go about this? I can not really remove the rock it is attached to, therefore must happen in place. I have never had to trim any of my corals yet, so I have absolutely no idea how to go about this. I do have a brand new small set of bone cutters. I know they are not really needed for a softie, just thought they might be good as they are very sharp.
 
Afternoon all, so as the title implies, I have a photosynthetic purple gorgonian that is in need of a trim. How is the best way to go about this? I can not really remove the rock it is attached to, therefore must happen in place. I have never had to trim any of my corals yet, so I have absolutely no idea how to go about this. I do have a brand new small set of bone cutters. I know they are not really needed for a softie, just thought they might be good as they are very sharp.
Bonecutters will work fine. You can also pinch and twist or use a pair of scissors. Very easy to propogate :) Have fun!!
 
I use a pair of stainless steel scissors. Gorgs are very forgiving when to comes to fragging, in my humble experience.
 

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