How do i move corals?

[cvk531]

How do i move corals once they are attached onto my LR?
If i can, i would like to move my pulsing xenia, and my green shrroms.
somebody help me

 

[viper_930]

You can frag at the foot right above where they attach to the rock, but that would leave a little peice behind that would just grow up again. Or you can take a dremel and cut out a little peice of the rock where they are attached to, hammer and chisel may also work but may not have desireable results.

 

[cvk531]

what does frag mean?, does it mean just pull it off?

 

[viper_930]

Frag means to cut, or make a fragment. I think pulling may do more harm than good to the coral and may damage it.

 

[cvk531]

cutting the coral seems scary, i would imagine it kills your coral , what do you do?, do you just cut off the base of the coral?

 

[viper_930]

It won't die, many people frag their corals to propagate them. Check these out:
Fragging Colt Coral
Fragging Shrooms
You can use the same method for fragging the xenia

 

[cvk531]

thanks viper, this is very helpful, thanks a bunch, now my xenia won't be on the same original little rock it's been on.

 

[cvk531]

one question though, when you frag a shroom, do you need a piece of the mouth?

 

[viper_930]

Nope

 

[cvk531]

so, you just tank any piece of the shroom?
Thanks

 

[viper_930]

:yes: