Fragging zoa from rock

[Kirschy17]

hey guys,

I have zoas encrusting my main rockwork that i cant simply remove from the tank. Id still like to frag them. Is there a risk of poisoning my tank when doing that? Also any tips on how to go about it? I find it very hard to get them from the rock without killing them.

Thanks in advance!

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Have you gotten a dental pick set?
You want the dull ones that come in it.
Takes practice.

 

[Fishy_mcfish]

Have you gotten a dental pick set?
You want the dull ones that come in it.
Takes practice.

Do you use them to chip the rock away? Or actually peel them off the rock?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Do you use them to chip the rock away? Or actually peel them off the rock?

Peel them off the rock.
But yea , if it’s in a spot you can easily chip the rock you can do that.
I have a sharp (but now rusty ) chisel I use for that stuff.

Def look at some YouTube on zoa fragging. They’ll come off as individuals or in clumps, then pull them apart in a dish.
That’s how they sell those $100000000 PP singles.
Do wear eye protection when working in the dish.

 

[Fishy_mcfish]

Peel them off the rock.
But yea , if it’s in a spot you can easily chip the rock you can do that.
I have a sharp (but now rusty ) chisel I use for that stuff.

Def look at some YouTube on zoa fragging. They’ll come off as individuals or in clumps, then pull them apart in a dish.
That’s how they sell those $100000000 PP singles.
Do wear eye protection when working in the dish.

I might look into this because I have random zoas every where and I’d like to move them all to one section of the tank

 

[Kremis]

yeah generally I do one of a few methods:
If possible, cut the rock a bit underneath (I always try to do this first)
If not possible, peel from the rock (or if there are a lot)
If thats not possible, cut the polyp at its base. (this method is pretty last resort, higher death rate)

 

[Capitol Reef Corals]

My go to method that works 9/10 times is to cut the tissue of the clump/poly away from the main base with a razer blade. Then use the corner of the razer blade to scrape underneath the zoa and try to get some rock with it.

 

[Kirschy17]

Well what im trying is getting more than single polyps. Those are no expensive zoas but as a student i can use every dollar(euro in my case)

To peel of the mat as a whole sounds promising! Ill have to give that a try.