leather question

[nyreefer]

I have a leather (two actually... yellow fiji and long polyp) That are attached to small rocks and need to be moved because they are out growing the rocks. Should I try to pry them off or cut them off at the base with a razor? I planned to superglue them to larger rocks. If they are cut will the stumps grow back? Thanks...

 

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You can also do a search here for frag or fragging.
Fragging leather
SiF
PS FWIW It is very hard to get super glue alone to hold the leather frags.

 

[nyreefer]

thanks for the post... I've read over it before it was just unclear whether the top was needed or if the stalk would grow a new head. Seems like it will work, they are pretty hardy corals.

 

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The last series of three pics is of 1/4 of the original stalk I left to regrow a new head. After chopping up the coral I decided to leave that piece on since it was already attached to the rock I split and as you can see from the series it regrew a new head.
So I guess the short answer is yes...The stalk will regrow a new head.
SiF

 

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This is the same stalk I capped a few months later