best way to frag

[tazzy695]

hello I am still kinda new to the zoa and paly arena and was wondering what the best way to frag them was as I have never fragged them before and couldn't find any specific threads on this topic through searching

 

[ficklefins]

I'm not sure if this is the best, but it does lessen the stress of fragging.

When you are trying to remove a frag of your zoa cut/chip into the rock so that the zoa comes off with rock attached. This way you are gluing a chunk of rock, not the actual polyp mat, to a frag plug.

If I can not get a chunk of rock off with my polyps then I use a knife to lightly peal the mat off the rock. Picture someone removing skin from a chicken breast before cooking.

Does this help?

 

[kenske]

I agree with chipping the substrate that the zoa is attached to. By doing so, there is basically no healing time. Polyps usually open up right away. I have successfully fragged baby polyps this way.

 

[bwillcutt]

Both ways chipping or cutting the mat works perfectly fine I personally like the chip method the best.

 

[reefboy]

I always cut with razer first of the size frag i want then cut with cutters most dont heal well if flesh tears and ive lost whole frags in the past after tearing and geting infection.

 

[Darren]

Don't forget to wear gloves and eye protection.

 

[VanGogh121]

Which zoas are you gonna frag?... I'm gonna frag a couple friday night for the swap. Your more than welcome to drop by an watch!

 

[tazzy695]

well I am not shure dont realy have any real colonys of size yet I wanted to know the best way to do it

actualy I am probly going to be out of town fri or I would stop by heading up to my parents to do some work on their house