Thinking of chopping this unidentified acro and regluing

JoJosReef · Sep 10, 2023

I've had this freebie acro balancing here on the Nem/Zoa island for several weeks now. Had it at first for observation. Nothing bad has come creeping out of it and it is still not dead, so I think it deserves a permanent spot on a rock. However, the plug is large and cumbersome, so I am wondering if I can just chop it at the stem with bone cutters to then glue it onto a rock. Would the bone cutters crack the skeleton and kill it? I don't have a band saw...

Also, any idea what it is? It doesn't have polyps coming out that I can see, but it has maintained its green color all of these weeks, so somehow it is staying alive. Thanks!

zheka757 · Sep 10, 2023

i personally would leave it be, when growth will happen i think it will grow from base before anywhere else. if anything cut the top off and let base grow in.

vetteguy53081 · Sep 10, 2023

JoJosReef said:
I've had this freebie acro balancing here on the Nem/Zoa island for several weeks now. Had it at first for observation. Nothing bad has come creeping out of it and it is still not dead, so I think it deserves a permanent spot on a rock. However, the plug is large and cumbersome, so I am wondering if I can just chop it at the stem with bone cutters to then glue it onto a rock. Would the bone cutters crack the skeleton and kill it? I don't have a band saw...

Also, any idea what it is? It doesn't have polyps coming out that I can see, but it has maintained its green color all of these weeks, so somehow it is staying alive. Thanks!

Looks like what is referred to as green acro and it branches nicely. I'd et it grow before fragging

cmaxwell39 · Sep 10, 2023

JoJosReef said:
I've had this freebie acro balancing here on the Nem/Zoa island for several weeks now. Had it at first for observation. Nothing bad has come creeping out of it and it is still not dead, so I think it deserves a permanent spot on a rock. However, the plug is large and cumbersome, so I am wondering if I can just chop it at the stem with bone cutters to then glue it onto a rock. Would the bone cutters crack the skeleton and kill it? I don't have a band saw...

Also, any idea what it is? It doesn't have polyps coming out that I can see, but it has maintained its green color all of these weeks, so somehow it is staying alive. Thanks!

Yes you can take bond cutters to cut the plug off of the coral. This is often how SPS are fragged. Congrats on the new coral.