fragging duncan

telamont · 08/07/2012, 10:48 AM

hi i have a duncan coral it is not branching though. its got a small hard base that isnt much larger than half an inch long or wide but the polyps on this thing are HUGE. can i frag it like a xenia?

just cut flesh and attach it to a rock with a rubber band and a toothpick or something? This duncan doesnt have long branching stalks making it easy to cut. anyone have experience or know what kind of duncan im talking about? ive got a pic to post once lights are on ><

thanks for the help.

telamont · 08/07/2012, 12:26 PM

maybe i dremel the hard skeleton and scalpel the rest?

Maaka · 08/07/2012, 12:36 PM

If I was you I wouldn't worry about fragging it yet. not until it has more of a hard skeleton to cut off and frag. But with a lps corral you would not want to cut the soft part of it like a soft coral. You would cut through the hard skeleton and reattach it on a plug and let it grow.

xcorallusx · 08/07/2012, 05:09 PM

why do you want to frag it? That piece is still pretty small, I would wait till it gets larger.

ThatAquariumKid · 08/07/2012, 05:27 PM

The way i do it is with a sharp sterol pare of dykes. make a quick hard squeeze and it should just cut right through. with this method i have had a 95 percent survival rate when glues to a frag plug. hope this helps.

Mxx · 08/07/2012, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThatAquariumKid

The way i do it is with a sharp sterol pare of dykes. make a quick hard squeeze and it should just cut right through. with this method i have had a 95 percent survival rate when glues to a frag plug. hope this helps.

Hey, keep it clean here when describing your fraggin exploits! The appropriate term is "lesbians"...

xcorallusx · 08/08/2012, 12:16 AM

lets be honest

h.erectus · 08/14/2012, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maaka

If I was you I wouldn't worry about fragging it yet. not until it has more of a hard skeleton to cut off and frag. But with a lps corral you would not want to cut the soft part of it like a soft coral. You would cut through the hard skeleton and reattach it on a plug and let it grow.

This is def. the way you would want to do it! i would wait for it to grow a little more though!do you have branching or non branching?

ddelozier · 08/16/2012, 12:43 PM

to help duncans grow, target feed em every other day with Frozen Brine or Mysis Shrimp

djmatteo · 08/16/2012, 02:24 PM

+1 Duncans will grow fast with spot feeding
+1 To small to frag

Its fraggable dont get me wrong, but if something goes wrong you could easily lose the entire coral.. I would def let it get bigger.

08/07/2012, 12:26 PM	#2
telamont Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 115	maybe i dremel the hard skeleton and scalpel the rest?

08/07/2012, 12:36 PM	#3
Maaka Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Lima, Ohio Posts: 281	If I was you I wouldn't worry about fragging it yet. not until it has more of a hard skeleton to cut off and frag. But with a lps corral you would not want to cut the soft part of it like a soft coral. You would cut through the hard skeleton and reattach it on a plug and let it grow.

08/07/2012, 05:09 PM	#4
xcorallusx Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Blacksburg, Va Posts: 566	why do you want to frag it? That piece is still pretty small, I would wait till it gets larger.

08/07/2012, 05:27 PM	#5
ThatAquariumKid Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 123	The way i do it is with a sharp sterol pare of dykes. make a quick hard squeeze and it should just cut right through. with this method i have had a 95 percent survival rate when glues to a frag plug. hope this helps.

08/08/2012, 12:16 AM	#7
xcorallusx Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Blacksburg, Va Posts: 566	lets be honest

08/16/2012, 12:43 PM	#9
ddelozier Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Texas Posts: 15	to help duncans grow, target feed em every other day with Frozen Brine or Mysis Shrimp

08/16/2012, 02:24 PM	#10
djmatteo Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 23	+1 Duncans will grow fast with spot feeding +1 To small to frag Its fraggable dont get me wrong, but if something goes wrong you could easily lose the entire coral.. I would def let it get bigger.