Trouble getting colt frag to attach!

[blazin]

Hey fellow RCers

I got a colt frag last week and Im having trouble getting it to attach to a rock

First I used fishing line and a needle, poked it thru and fastened it to the rock. I thought everything was cool until the next day I found the colt missing! The fishing line actually worked its way thru the flesh of the coral and detached.

So then i just wrapped thinner line around the colt a few at the base between the 'branches' to the rock, and for 6 days it has not moved. I just checked it hoping to be able to cut the line, but its not attached at all, not even a little.

What am I doing wrong? Should I try an alternative method?

Thanks

[RobinsonFam1]

try a round toothpick stuck into the rock. i just make a diagonal stab through the base, into the rock. it usually takes atleast one week.
funny that once they start dropping frags they attach instantly though!!

[R.yumaDaddy?]

I place rocks or a rock on top of the section to be fraged long before, so its already attached to something when I frag. You could still try to pin the frag under a rock or in a crevice.

[fgarvine]

Guys, I will usually let the specemin sit in some aragonite for a few hours. The tissue attaches easily to it and from there it will crazy glue to scleractinian no prob...Cheers

[blazin]

UPDATE

My previous method of the string around the rock holding the colt down isnt working either - that too is cutting into the flesh..

so I tried another method, which I think i might have doomed my colt...I know there's a way with toothpicks, so I got one, snipped the pointy end off, glued that to a small rock with the point up, and stuck the colt on it..

The problem is, I used a WOODEN toothpick...how bad is that? After I did it i read around and realized i probably should have used a plastic one. Im afraid if I mess with it anymore, its going to die.

Help!

[banditfl]

The best method for me was to use a rubberband over a section of the stalk holding it against the rock, but not real tight. it will take a couple of weeks.

[racrumrine]

Colts (Alcyonium or Cladiella) don't drop branches, Capnella (Kenya Tree) does.

Colts are hard because they are slimy. A wide rubber band looped through a V branch and rock should work. But, it takes time.

Best of luck,

Roy

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8158343#post8158343 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RobinsonFam1
try a round toothpick stuck into the rock. i just make a diagonal stab through the base, into the rock. it usually takes atleast one week.
funny that once they start dropping frags they attach instantly though!!