Fungia plate glued to frag plug - should I remove?

[Branchie68]

Hi,

I bought a nice little baby Fungia but he’s glued to a frag plug and I know they like to move around. Should I remove him from the plug or just leave him alone to grow? He seems happy enough so far but it’s only been a few days. If the wisdom is to remove, how should I do that without harming him?

many thanks in advance

Paul

 

[najer]

Hi,

I bought a nice little baby Fungia but he’s glued to a frag plug and I know they like to move around. Should I remove him from the plug or just leave him alone to grow? He seems happy enough so far but it’s only been a few days. If the wisdom is to remove, how should I do that without harming him?

many thanks in advance

Paul

I would remove it, got a pic please?!

 

[Mikedawg]

You may be able to pop off plug by grabbing its stem with a pair of pliers and twisting it off, or maybe use a butter knife or similar tool to gently push/twist apart in space between bottom of coral and top of plug.

 

[brandon429]

I would do this way

Wire cutter bottom of frag plug working up turning it to crumbles
Arrive as a nub on the bottom of frag and surgically cut that from the bottom too till gone. This makes no contact with frag

These are motile corals he wants free

 

[Branchie68]

I would do this way

Wire cutter bottom of frag plug working up turning it to crumbles
Arrive as a nub on the bottom of frag and surgically cut that from the bottom too till gone. This makes no contact with frag

These are motile corals he wants free

Hey Brandon

I thought I should remove the poor prisoner. It’s just a flat disc plug. I’m happy with cutting away the plug for the most part but I’m nervous to hurt him once there’s only a tiny part left. I’m not so confident of where to hold him or how to remove the final part without damage. Still with the wirecutters? If I left a little piece would that enable him to move or does the whole thing need to come off?

thanks

Paul

 

[Branchie68]

...he’s pretty small on the plug too so my other thought was maybe to get a razor blade underneath to slice him off. I’d hope that would only cut through the glue. What do you think?

 

[brandon429]

That can break him in half I wouldnt


but it might chip right off, 50/50 not worth risk imo

carve it up to a nub, leave that part we can assess later. It can pull a nub around if it wants to move

surely they didn’t squash glue him I bet last nub is small. I’d Dremel that part last if he was mine, leaving only a glue sock lol

 

[ApoIsland]

Hi,

I bought a nice little baby Fungia but he’s glued to a frag plug and I know they like to move around. Should I remove him from the plug or just leave him alone to grow? He seems happy enough so far but it’s only been a few days. If the wisdom is to remove, how should I do that without harming him?

many thanks in advance

Paul

I would not touch it. I have a fungia that has produced hundreds of babies over the years. I have super glued a few of them to rocks and have seen no ill effects. Eventually it will free its self and usually leave a baby plate in its place.

 

[syrinx]

Leave it alone. Babies are attached to mother and cant move. eventually with growth it will pop off. Glued in fashion as it is- likely broken if removed now. Dont call them fragilis for nothing!