This was copied from another thread on this forum.....
1) A) start with a healthy specimin that has been properly acclimated to its enviroment & is happy there
for a reasonable amount of time preferably in a low flow area
B) ensure Your tank has been free of bacterial infections & or any other forms of unstableness
for at least 30 days or more
2) remove rock from water, using a NEW razor blade free from rust preventives films,coating & oils
or steril scaple blade, place blade flat centerd over mouth Lightly saw back & forth ensuring not to squeese intestings from polup continue sawing lightly untill blade passes through foot to rock
NOTES :A) do NOT remove Yuma from Rock,
B) some small parts of foot may be un cut due to rock porosity
C) lots of strokes little to no pressure
3) if at all possible place rubberband snug but not real tight through incision & around rock creating a devider between both halves
4) Return rock to same spot it came from , start post care tommorow
POST CARE
day 1 untill finished ---- remove from water , remove rubber band & wash in tank , using a modeling
or craft tool or similar blunt tiped probe scrape the rock at the bottem of the incision removing decomposing flesh & probing into any remaing portion of foot un cut by original incision
also dislodge gently decaying flesh from sides of incision place incision in front of power head
to blow it clean replace rubber band & return to tank in same spot in came from
usually takes 3-4 days for incision to heal over unless excessive foot material is in deep pours of the rock
day 5+ after incision is free from decomposing material compleatly , remove rubber band every other day
check insision for decay & fusion of the 2 halves & replace rubber band discintue when polup is
partly round again
POST CARE NOTES:
A) keep a watchfull eye on frags many will release from the rock after being disturbed
only to end up under the rock work IT is A greater risk of loosin
them from floating away than cutting a healthy polup
Mounting
in the event You have polups that release & float away You will need to retreve them asap
& place them in a container of rubble or crushed coral of sutiable size ,Your primary consern is to ensure
thay dont fall through the cracks to the bottem of the container You must ensure thay remain on top the
medium face up
often You may read throw em in a container with some mediun for a week or so I contend
3-4 weeks if you want to ensure there long term attatchment as in my experance 1-2 weeks often results in attatchment that is iffy & polups under the rockwork
in addition IMHO Yumas dont like glue so make Your best effort to keep Your glue under thre rubble
& prevent it from creeping to areas You wish the Yumas foot to expand to in the future
The wedding vail method can & dose work with Yumas however it is often problematic
for 2 reasons 1)Yumas can sometimes be picky about surfaces thay attatch to 2) thay tend to grow/expand thriogh the wedding vail only to dislodge them when removing the wedding vail
