Recent fragging help[PICS]

[aceer15]

Just fragged a colony of Armor of Gods. The mother colony heads started elongating as well as the frags. Any ideas?

 

[tuna_bullet]

there mad...give them a few days to adjust

 

[kschweer]

there mad...give them a few days to adjust

+1. Did you dip after fragging. I usually dip fragged corals in a half dose of revive after fragging to "clean" the cuts.

 

[KoleTang]

An iodine dip may calm them down. It is the go-to zoanthid dip for me.

 

[joshporksandwich]

Have they opened after you fragged?

 

[Aqua fire/medic]

An iodine dip may calm them down. It is the go-to zoanthid dip for me.

This!

 

[aceer15]

Still haven't opened yet. Still big polyps though and look healthy, just closed at the moment. Any suggestions on good dips?

 

[buddythelion]

How did you frag them?

 

[aceer15]

The colony was huge to start out, over growing the frag. I peeled back the available areas and cut with a razor where needed. Dipped them in saltwater in a cup before adding the new frags back to DT. I've used this multiple times on other frags and it worked fine. Any ideas?

 

[ZoaCollector]

Some palys are just sensitive. And I don't mean type I mean exact pieces. Dipping can help. I believe this happens due to bacteria. Dipping helps eliminate some bacteria so infections are as easy to get. Hope they bounce back man!

 

[A. grandis]

Yep, that's bacterial infection. They are injured and bacteria is acting on them.
Cut any rotten polyps off!
3-5 drops of Lugol's solution in a 8-10 oz container with tank water for 3-5 minutes.
Rinse off the plugs with clean tank water in another container before returning to the system.
Leave them alone for a while, but keep watching for rotten polyps. Cut them off and dip them again if that happens.
One dip per day max.
Good luck!

Grandis.

 

[tuna_bullet]

also when fragging a lot of people dont frag the rock under them? always a bad idea to glue soft tissue...90% time with no rock attached they die, melt from superglue or infections, or expand and contract and release from the frag plug and lost forever....good luck

 

[A. grandis]

also when fragging a lot of people dont frag the rock under them? always a bad idea to glue soft tissue...90% time with no rock attached they die, melt from superglue or infections, or expand and contract and release from the frag plug and lost forever....good luck

Depends on how you cut them from the rock.
I collect my zoas without any piece of rock and the survival rate is basically 100% in regards to that.
bacterial infection is our greatest enemy, I would say, but when properly dipped we can have great success as well.

Grandis.

 

[tuna_bullet]

Depends on how you cut them from the rock.
I collect my zoas without any piece of rock and the survival rate is basically 100% in regards to that.
bacterial infection is our greatest enemy, I would say, but when properly dipped we can have great success as well.

Grandis.

bigger Hawaiian polyps i can see that....no way with micros and smaller and the sensitive expensive ones... just my .02

 

[aceer15]

Thank everyone for their input, it seems like the overall consensus is to dip them. I'll do this today and hopefully kill off the bacteria. Any other tips from anyone?

 

[A. grandis]

bigger Hawaiian polyps i can see that....no way with micros and smaller and the sensitive expensive ones... just my .02

No matter the size.
The way you cut is what makes the difference.
We don't have only the bigger zoas around here...

Grandis.