How to Frag Palys (w/ pictures)

TheEngineer · Jan 24, 2017

GoFish said:
Nice! Looks like it's on its way to forming a new head

1. Curious, do you think that you cut the stalk cleanly and perpendicular to the base like in my sketch? Reason being, wondering if a lopsided cut will have any effect on healing time, or uniform development of a new face.
2. And how is the severed head doing on the plug? Wondering how it worked out gluing right away vs letting it heal for a couple days

Thanks for the update

It was fairly straight across. I used the rock as a backing board so it probably wasn't terribly smooth. The severed end is growing great. Already starting to encrust the frag plug. I'll try and get a picture tomorrow.

jmags080307 · Jan 24, 2017

Gonna try this. This is a real interesting way to frag.

GoFish · Jan 24, 2017

TheEngineer said:
It was fairly straight across. I used the rock as a backing board so it probably wasn't terribly smooth. The severed end is growing great. Already starting to encrust the frag plug. I'll try and get a picture tomorrow.

Good to know thanks. Try to post another pic if the healing base when you have time in another week or 2 as well

TheEngineer · Jan 28, 2017

Here's a pic of the polyp growing over the frag plug. That clear looking part on the bottom is the polyp, not glue.

CoralManz · May 13, 2017

Hmm now what happen if it's cut down the middle ? Could it possible to graph with another paly or zoa?

Daniel@R2R · May 16, 2017

Bumping this bc it's helpful

joshporksandwich · May 17, 2017

mdbannister said:
Bumping this bc it's helpful

Thanks for letting us know when we need help

I still cringe when i see this lol

LbulletM · May 17, 2017

Any updated pics @TheEngineer?

Rakie · Jun 5, 2017

I know somebody with way too many hallucination zoas COUGH @CoralNerd COUGH. . . So this should help. Lop off the heads for me Eric, apparently they'll be just fine !

GoFish · Jul 21, 2017

Just an update. These have been totally back to normal for a while and all the frags made are probably sprouting new head in tanks all across the region

The colony on the lower left...