To Frag or not to ?

[k2-]

Hey Guys, Need opinion from folks

I have large colonies of few acros, I have been hearing folks and according to them fragging is important part of keeping corals healthy. wanted to get the opinion from the experts here.

Few large colonies i have are

ARC fireworks
RRC pink cadillac

and few more.

 

[nothing_fancy]

My opinion this is true especially when the branches are shading areas of the colony or other colonies. I recently got some AF frag rock which is kind of an interesting alternative to plugs especially for fragged corals that spread a lot from the base.

 

[Cell]

Who frags wild coral colonies?

 

[k2-]

My guess is due to commotion in wild reefs - i would think there is constant breaking and regenerating of corals (if you look at floor of reefs you will see dead frags littered) - also shading is not an issue there because what shades either dies or has to grow faster - unlike in our tank where we have limited space and everything must grow there.

 

[Waters]

Well if your colonies are large....I would assume they are pretty healthy as is I only frag when needed to keep different species from touching.

 

[19Mateo83]

I think we need pictures to better give advice

 

[k2-]

I am really bad at pictures - would love to get some tips

but adding some not so good ones - these are few months old so colonies have grown

 

[pennied]

Frag away I say if getting larger and sell em cheap to other hobbyists!

 

[Auto-pilot]

Frag it if you know someone who wants some, other than that I vote let it grow!

 

[bakbay]

I am really bad at pictures - would love to get some tips

but adding some not so good ones - these are few months old so colonies have grown

Congrats - very nice colonies. Yes, you absolutely NEED to frag them for their own protection - you have been warned! I will DM you my address so you can send all frags my way. lol Ahem, j/k. I recommend directing more flow to them though.

I usually create frags for the second tank should I suffer from a total tank crash. it’s just a piece of insurance.

 

[ScottB]

I end up dismantling my reef every 4-5 years when they get too crowded. Fighting, loss of flow, shading. It will eventually cause a problem.