splitsville in Ric town

[florida joe]

LFS is moving to a larger store so they ran a great sale could not help picking up this orange Ric as you can see they are getting ready to split bottom one has four mouths never seen that. My question is when they spit do they get any separation or do you have to frag each one

 

[zeroc]

yeah, they'll become two independent rics.

 

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by ZeroC
yeah, they'll become two independent rics.
yes but will there be any space between each one or will they be touching I guess my question is more of a fragging question as you can see they are growing close together and when they split they will be more clustered I will search the site for info on fragging rics

 

[flricordia]

Nice rics. You can take a pair of sharp sissors and cut them leaving a mouth on each section and they will heal up pretty quick. When you do cut them keep them apart or they could rejoin. It usually tankes abotu a week for them to heal completely to where they don't even look like you fragged them. Very hardy coral.

 

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by Flricordia
Nice rics. You can take a pair of sharp sissors and cut them leaving a mouth on each section and they will heal up pretty quick. When you do cut them keep them apart or they could rejoin. It usually tankes abotu a week for them to heal completely to where they don't even look like you fragged them. Very hardy coral.
Thanks friend actually you are the reason I got them I saw the pic you posted so once I cut them and they heal I can take a chisel and split the rock and have two individual pieces

 

[flricordia]

Originally Posted by florida joe
Thanks friend actually you are the reason I got them I saw the pic you posted so once I cut them and they heal I can take a chisel and split the rock and have two individual pieces
You should chisel the ric off first then cut it or it will likely reattatch unless you give it some space apart form its better half. I always try to chisel enough to take a pair of bone cutters (dikes work fine too) and slit the fragrock it is attatched to then split the ric. You can take it out of the water and take your time, it won't hurt it. It will slime but nothing to worry about.
Try to keep a mouth on each and it will heal fast, but even if you cut through a mouth you would end up with two or even cut without a mouth one would grow, just take longer.

 

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by Flricordia
You should chisel the ric off first then cut it or it will likely reattatch unless you give it some space apart form its better half. I always try to chisel enough to take a pair of bone cutters (dikes work fine too) and slit the fragrock it is attatched to then split the ric. You can take it out of the water and take your time, it won't hurt it. It will slime but nothing to worry about.
Try to keep a mouth on each and it will heal fast, but even if you cut through a mouth you would end up with two or even cut without a mouth one would grow, just take longer.

 

[earlybird]

Joe how much did you get that ric for? I really need to get down there I haven't been in a while.

 

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by earlybird
Joe how much did you get that ric for? I really need to get down there I haven't been in a while.
Kenny i payed $60. they are just about moved out they want to open the new store Dec 1 i will pm you the new address when i frag i will send you a piece no charge you will just give me somthng sometime

 

[guinness]

was that $60 for all the rics in the pic? my lfs tried to sell me one that looked like that for $75.

 

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by guinness
was that $60 for all the rics in the pic? my lfs tried to sell me one that looked like that for $75.
yes that was for all the ricks there are seven and six are spliting one ric has four mouths as you can see